“The natural state of mankind ... and I know that this is a controversial idea... is freedom... And the proof is the lengths to which a man, woman, or child will go to regain it once lost. He will break loose his chains. He will decimate his enemies. He will try and try and try again, against all odds, against all prejudices.” KnowsMenTryingChildrenIdeasStatesLostNaturalFreedomEnemyBreakMankindPrejudiceProofChainsLengthOddsMen WomenControversialTry AgainAgainst All Odds Author:John Quincy Adams
“The point of acting is to hide yourself and get lost in character. To play the same character in eighteen movies would be defeating the purpose I believe so I try to keep a little bit of diversity.” TryingBelieveLittlesPlayCharacterWould BePurposeLostI BelieveBitsActingDiversityLittle BitEighteen Author:Columbus Short
“If a playwright tried to see eye to eye with everybody, he would get the worst case of strabismus since Hannibal lost an eye trying to count his nineteen elephants during a snowstorm while crossing the Alps.” IfsTryingEyeLostCasesWorstTheaterTheatreElephantsPlaywrightCrossingsNineteenAlpsSnowstorms Book:Collecting Himself: James Thurber on Writing and Writers, Humor and Himself Source: Collecting Himself: James Thurber on Writing and Writers, Humor and Himself