“I've often played very strong, flashy, kind of inadvertently mean women. I am not that way in my real life.” WayKindMeanRealStrongReal LifeVery StrongFlashy Author:Holland Taylor
“At the risk, then, of being shunned by some of my gloomier peers, I venture to tell you that writers work like demons, suffer greatly, and are also happy, in unmistakable ways, some of the time. If we had no knowledge of happiness, our novels wouldn't sufficiently resemble real life. Some of us are even made a little bit happy, on occasion, by the writing process itself. I mean, really, if there wasn't some sort of enjoyment to be derived, would any of us keep doing it?” IfsWayWritingMeanLittlesMadeRealSufferingBitsProcessNovelRiskLittle BitReal LifeOccasionsEnjoymentDemonPeersVentureWriting Process Author:Michael Cunningham
“If you work hard in real life, people tend to get in your way - either from inertia or prejudice - and they stop you achieving things. It's the worst thing about real life compared with sports, where you generally get what you deserve: if you're the fastest guy, you win; there are no other games being played.” PeopleIfsWayRealHardGuyGamesWinningSportsAchieveWorstHard WorkDeservePrejudiceReal LifeWorst ThingsInertiaBeing PlayedWhat You Deserve Author:Daley Thompson
“I think one's character on the athletic field does not have to have anything to do with the way they are in real life.” ThinkingWayDoeRealCharacterFieldsReal LifeAthletic Author:Peter M. Brant