“I think good actors - good, collaborative actors who see themselves as leaders in a given production - can and should offer ideas that have nothing to do with wanting to direct themselves.” ThinkingShouldIdeasActorsGivenLeaderOffersDirectProductionsGood Actors Author:Joe Mantello
“Why should literature be easy? Sometimes you can do what you want to do in a simple, direct way that is absolutely right. Sometimes you can't. Reading is not a passive act. Books are not TV. Art of all kinds is an interactive challenge. The person who makes the work and the person who comes to the work both have a job to do. I am never wilfully obscure, but I do ask for some effort.” WayWantShouldKindPersonsArtBookSometimesJobsReadingAsksLiteratureEasyCan DoChallengesSimpleEffortTvsDirectWhat You WantAll KindsPassiveObscureInteractive Author:Jeanette Winterson
“It is monstrous that the feet should direct the head.” ShouldLeadershipFeetDirectMonstrous Book:Elizabeth I: Collected Works Source: Elizabeth I: Collected Works
“Pseudo-critics prefer to direct their remarks to the artist - Heaven forgive them - but one due rather to a common impression that such an attitude is the correct one, that all paintings should be figuratively mutilated, and that all artists are fair game, or really grateful perhaps for a few tips.” ShouldArtistGamesHeavenCommonAttitudePaintingFairsDirectGratefulForgivingCriticsDuesImpressionRemarksPseudoFair Game Author:Walter J. Phillips
“I would not suggest the U.S. should sit down with the North Koreans bilaterally immediately after they've fired missiles - because the appearance is that you reward bad behavior. But if North Korea behaves for some period of time, I would pretty much favor direct talks.” IfsShouldPeriodsBehaviorDirectRewardsAppearanceFavorsBehaveKoreaNorth KoreaMissilesKoreanBad BehaviorNorth Korean Author:Richard Armitage