“Of course I will look at anything, but I have not got the time or the patience to keep on looking at art that I know could be better. I don't want art that needs fixing, I want art that sends me back to the studio to fix my own.” KnowsWantNeedsLooksArtCoursesMy OwnCriticsStudiosFixing Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“The life and ventures of Mickey Mouse have been closely bound up with my own personal and professional life. It is understandable that I should have sentimental attachment for the little personage who played so big a part in the course of Disney Productions and has been so happily accepted as an amusing friend wherever films are shown around the world. He still speaks for me and I still speak for him.” WorldShouldLittlesHas BeensStillsBigsFilmCoursesSpeakMy OwnShould HaveBoundsProductionsAcceptedAround The WorldAttachmentVentureMiceSentimentalAmusingMickeyProfessional LifePersonal And Professional Life Author:Walt Disney
“Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me.” RealPlayCharacterCoursesActorsMy OwnPersonalityCharacter ActorsReal CharacterMy Own Personality Author:Michael Gambon
“My own perception of that is somewhat colored by where people ask my advice, which is still, of course, about changes to Python internals or at least standard libraries.” PeopleStillsCoursesAsksMy OwnAdvicePerceptionStandardsLibraryInternalsPython Author:Guido van Rossum
“I like to start my day off every morning, take the first half hour and just search my own heart, see if I'm on the right course, try to be honest with myself - am I doing this for the right reasons?” IfsTryingFirstsHeartReasonCoursesHoursMy OwnHalfMorningHonestBeing HonestEvery MorningHalf HoursDays Off Author:Joel Osteen
“I've chosen a life that's so different from everybody else's that it cuts me off from them. Practically everybody I know treats me like a guest celebrity. Of course it's my own fault. I feel so damn alone sometimes, I feel like I could just float away into the stratosphere and everybody would stand there looking up at me and not one would haul me back down to earth. No ropes.” KnowsFeelsDifferentSometimesEarthCoursesMy OwnCuttingTreatsFaultsChosenDamnGuestsRopeFloatsDown To EarthHaul Author:Jordan Mechner
“I have always felt proud of my Oscars and my numerous nominations. This pride is due to the fact it was the result of voters from the members of my own profession. This, of course, is a great compliment for one's work. I hope each winner of an Oscar is as thrilled as I was when I received mine.” FactsCoursesFeltMy OwnResultsMinesPrideProudMembersDuesProfessionWinnerVotersComplimentOscarsNominations Author:Bette Davis
“I always wanted to be an actor and I'd never dreamt that not only would I be able to do this for a living, but also on top of that I'd be able to choose and steer the course of my own career.” AbleWantedCoursesActorsMy OwnCareersSteers Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“I make up the characters in my books, but of course my consciousness is filled with every child I've ever known, including my two grandchildren, my own kids (I had four) and especially myself as a child, because that person still lives inside me, too.” ChildrenPersonsStillsTwoBookCharacterKidsCoursesMy OwnConsciousnessKnownFourFilledIncludingGrandchildrenStill Life Author:Lois Lowry
“Of course, from time to time, I want to do everything myself and be more involved on my own with the creative process. But I don't mind the collaboration at all.” WantMindCoursesProcessMy OwnCreativeInvolvedCollaborationCreative Process Author:Michel Gondry
“I've always just followed my own course, whatever I found the most interesting to me at the moment. I've never had a real plan of, "I want to get from here to there, and I've got to do this."” WantRealMomentsCoursesFoundMy OwnInterestingPlansMost Interesting Author:George Lucas
“Because of Billy Joel, I've been playing piano since I was knee high. The house was always full of music, so of course he's influenced me, but I think I've also developed my own sound. He's also been really good about giving me advice, which I think has helped me really stay true to what I want to do musically.” ThinkingWantGivingCoursesHouseSoundMy OwnAdviceKneesPianoStay TruePlaying Piano Author:Alexa Ray Joel
“I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films. I didn't make that money necessarily from the film business, but I eventually made a lot of money and that's what I do. Of course, I consider myself unbelievably fortunate, and I'm pretty content with my life.” KindMadeEnoughFilmCoursesMy OwnCareersFinanceFortunateLots Of MoneyGave UpHad Enough Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“If I would want to have a huge audience, I would make American movies, not French movies, because there is a limit of course with French language. If I prefer to shoot in my own language, it is to play with my language, to play in my Paris, and I have complete freedom in France. It's so amazing. If American directors could imagine how free I am, they would have asked for political asylum immediately.” IfsWantPlayPoliticalCoursesLanguageMy OwnAudienceImagineHugeDirectorsLimitsFranceParisAsylumsAmerican MovieComplete FreedomFrench LanguageFrench Movies Author:Jean-Pierre Jeunet