“When I tried to do something else, everyone behaved as if I was Gypsy Rose Lee trying to paint a Matisse.” Quote by Zoë Heller
“I would have started writing a lot earlier if I hadn't been [Arthur Miller's daughter].” IfsWritingDaughterArthur Author:Rebecca Miller
“It took Sydney Pollack a long time to get me to do Tootsie. I asked myself if I wanted to play some frothy, ditzy character after I had just done Frances. Obviously, I'm thrilled that I did.” IfsLongDonePlayCharacterWantedLong TimeFranceSydneyDitzy Author:Jessica Lange
“Film has become such a central part of our culture now that I think sometimes too great a weight is placed upon it in terms of scrutiny and analysis. There's a lot of rather specious professorial stuff that swirls around films.” ThinkingSometimesFilmCultureStuffTermWeightAnalysisScrutinySwirls Author:Daniel Day-Lewis
“I remember one review of The Office Christmas Special that compared it unfavourably to Dickens. What? You're saying I'm not as good as the greatest storyteller ever. Boo! Boo! I think I can live with that.” ThinkingI CanRememberSpecialOfficeReviewsStorytellerDickensBoo Boo Author:Ricky Gervais
“I never doubted at all. If you ever doubt then you are in trouble. I never thought: 'I should do this or that in case I don't make it.' I never had a back-up plan.” IfsShouldCasesDoubtPlansTroubleDoubted Author:Kevin Spacey
“I have learned to write about things that are personal without objectifying anybody or anything, and that's been an important lesson for me. It's useful not to dump on people while simultaneously expressing a truth or a feeling if it's necessary, without diluting the intensity of the lyric.” PeopleIfsWritingImportantFeelingsLessonsIntensityI Have LearnedDumpImportant LessonsObjectifying Author:Martha Wainwright
“I've come to a much more controlled idea about death and loss, but I don't think it's possible to come to that much more controlled idea until you've gone through the crazy part . . . I don't mean that I'm controlled. I mean that I gave up the idea that I had control. That's the new control.” ThinkingMeanIdeasLossGoneCrazyControlledGave UpDeath And Loss Author:Joan Didion
“You know you can be having a bad day and someone will walk by and say: 'Hey, I love you, Will.' That really cheers you up. That's a really lovely thing.” KnowsWalksLove YouLovelyHeyCheerBad DayLovely ThingsHaving A Bad DayCheer You Up Author:Will Ferrell
“I think it's a great handicap to be discovered at an early age. I didn't have that burden of early success. I had the much more livable and durable career where success comes late, and comes slowly, and you ease into it. So by the time it comes, you're ready to deal with it.” ThinkingAgeDealsCareersReadyLateBurdenEaseHandicaps Author:Philip Glass
“I've probably seen more naked people than anyone in the world.” PeopleWorldNaked Author:Spencer Tunick