“The same way that some people can play the piano, I can do plots! They just come!” Quote by Francine Pascal
“I know you think that when you're 35, 45, 55, you'll be different. But I'm going to let you in on a bit of a secret. You're going to look different, and your life is going to be different, but in your head you'll always be that 16-year-old girl.” ThinkingKnowsYearsLooksDifferentLife IsGirlBitsSecret Author:Francine Pascal
“I love 'Sweet Valley,' but I love it from a different angle. There are people for whom it is their adolescence. They own it, in a way that even I don't. I've come to respect the project more because of the response than I've had. It's more important than I realized it was. I didn't understand the breadth and depth of it. now I'm beginning to more.” PeopleWayImportantDifferentSweetProjectsResponseDepthI RealizedValleysAdolescenceAngleBreadthSweet LoveDifferent Angles Author:Francine Pascal
“No matter when you were born or where, puberty is the same. It's the same for your parents as it is for you - what's happening in your body dictates everything.” MatterBodyParentBornHappeningsYour BodyPuberty Author:Francine Pascal
“When I first thought of the idea for 'Sweet Valley High,' I loved the idea of high school as microcosm of the real world. And what I really liked was how it moved things on from 'Sleeping Beauty'-esque romance novels where the girl had to wait for the hero. This would be girl-driven, very different, I decided - and indeed it is.” WorldFirstsIdeasDifferentRealWould BeSchoolRomanceGirlWaitingSleepNovelSweetHeroHigh SchoolDecidedMovedDrivenReal WorldValleysRomance NovelMicrocosmSleeping Beauty Author:Francine Pascal
“You travel across the country, you visit departments, you give talks, you talk about the work at your laboratory - what's going on, what the opportunities are there - you talk about your own research.” GivingCountryOpportunityResearchDepartmentLaboratory Author:Frank Press
“I don't like actors who try to talk directors into making their part bigger and that's really lame.” TryingActorsDirectorsBiggerLame Author:Franka Potente
“I don't really care where I work, actually, because you know making a movie is like living in movie world. There's such a secluded world, and the director is the king ruling the country, and everybody's building this little town to speak in symbolism.” KnowsWorldLittlesCountryCareSpeakBuildingKingsDirectorsTownsRulingSymbolismLittle TownsSecluded Author:Franka Potente
“I never consciously said, 'I want to be an actor.' It sounds stupid, but it's kind of like being a painter or something. You don't say, 'From today on I'm going to be a painter.' It's not something conscious - you've just been painting pictures all your life.” WantKindSaidTodayActorsSoundStupidPaintingConsciousPainterPainting A Picture Author:Franka Potente
“I think actors are divided into two groups: one that wants to be an actor to become famous and rich, and the other that wants to be an actor because they have to be. I'm more in the second group.” ThinkingWantTwoActorsRichGroupsDivided Author:Franka Potente
“I enjoy a four-seasonal climate and wide-open spaces, so being on an island 2,500 miles into the South Pacific made me feel a little claustrophobic.” FeelsLittlesMadeEnjoySpaceFourSouthClimateWideMilesIslandsPacificOpen SpacesWide Open Spaces Author:Matthew Fox