“There aren't many male stars - that's a loose term - like Kirk [Douglas] around. Most of those virile personalities have to keep working, continue the image because they can't do anything else. They don't even read. Their real identity is in making those pictures. They have to keep jumping on horses and hitting somebody on the head with a gun.” RealStarsTermIdentityPersonalityGunHorseMalesHittingJumpingKirk Author:Elia Kazan
“Those who first invented and then named the constellations were storytellers. Tracing an imaginary line between a cluster of stars gave them an image and an identity. The stars threaded on that line were like events threaded on a narrative. Imagining the constellations did not of course change the stars, nor did it change the black emptiness that surrounds them. What it changed was the way people read the night sky.” PeopleWayFirstsNightCoursesStarsBlackLinesSkyEventsIdentityChangedNarrativeEmptinessSurroundImaginaryStorytellerConstellationsNight SkyClustersTracingImaginary Lines Book:And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos Source: And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos
“I don't want to be a Hollywood star. I just want to do my job and enjoy it. My aim is to find my true identity and to remain true to myself.” WantJobsStarsEnjoyIdentityHollywoodAimTrue To MyselfTrue IdentityHollywood Stars Author:Eva Green
“Identity is gradual, cumulative; because there is no need for it to manifest itself, it shows itself intermittently, the way a star hints at the pulse of its being by means of its flickering light. But at what moment in this oscillation is our true self manifested? In the darkness or the twinkle?” WayNeedsMeanSelfMomentsShowsLightStarsDarknessIdentityManifestTrue SelfPulseHintsCumulativeOscillationFlickering Light Author:Sergio Chejfec
“The secret to longevity in the music business is to change, and to be able to change. [...] An actor has to assume other people's identities. A rock star doesn't need to do that. [...] But change is important.” PeopleNeedsImportantAbleActorsStarsSecretRocksIdentityAssumingLongevityRock StarMusic Business Author:Nick Cave