Famous Quotes & Sayings

Will Poulter

I think what makes Narnia a magical place is that it offers escapism - escapism from a world that is so different from the reality known by the characters and the reality known by the fans.

Vikas Swarup

I write fast. But it takes me a while to get going. It's very important for me to see my whole plot. I have to see the end first because I like a surprise in the end. Which is why I let characters and plot gestate in my mind.

Emilia Fox

I didn't realise my upbringing was unusual until my teens. As the child of two actors, I presumed that visiting film sets and being surrounded by colourful characters was normal.

Michael Spiller

The pilot is a sales tool; it introduces you to the characters and might set the template for what the show is meant to be, but there's so many boxes you have to check off on a pilot that it can sort of hurt the storytelling in a way.

Bruce Eric Kaplan

In television writing, you want to hear what the characters say as opposed to giving them something to say. It's the same with the cartoons.

Brina Palencia

I love creating characters and becoming someone else entirely.

Barbara Kopple

We never really know what's around the corner when we're filming - what turn a story will take, what a character will do or say to surprise us, how the events in the world will impact our story.

Deborah Eisenberg

I suppose I'm always looking for a sort of acuity of perception either in my characters or about my characters.

Felicity Kendal

From the early days of the Raj, Shakespeare had been woven into the fabric of India's education, and my father understood that in a culture rich with storytelling and fantastical tales, Shakespeare's characters and storylines resonated in a powerful way.

Will Chase

I played more performances of 'Chris' in 'Miss Saigon' than anyone else.

Colm Meaney

I played trombone for 10 minutes, and then I was in an accordion band in school for even less.

Bill Hader

When you're performing, you're playing to the back row. With acting, you have to be more nuanced.

Brian Eno

Instruments sound interesting, not because of their sound, but because of the relationship a player has with them. Instrumentalists build a rapport with their instruments, which is what you like and respond to.

Rafael Nadal

I'm ambidextrous when I eat. But playing tennis right-handed - I can't do it. I'm clueless.

Dallas Roberts

I enjoy playing someone who doesn't show up and say, 'This is what I am, and this is what I'm about,' but is someone who, four hours in, makes you go, 'Really? Is that what's going on?'

Dustin Hoffman

And that's another reason to make this movie: We can put plays on film now, at a relatively small cost, and they will reach an audience they would never have reached otherwise.

Paul Weller

Playing live is what it's all about for me. It's cathartic, it's emotional, it's about communing with people. The way you feel after a gig is a such a powerful thing.

Jamie Dixon

We played well in the first half, and we should have been up by more. Teams lose. It's how you respond, and we've always responded well.

Maurice Maeterlinck

I have never for one instant seen clearly within myself. How then would you have me judge the deeds of others?

William Shakespeare

Thieves for their robbery have authority When judges steal themselves.

Charlotte Bronte

I wished critics would judge me as an author, not as a woman.

Charles de Gaulle

The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.

Charles Dickens

'Do you spell it with a 'V' or a 'W'?' inquired the judge. 'That depends upon the taste and fancy of the speller, my Lord'.

Charles Caleb Colton

"Lawyers Are": The only civil delinquents whose judges must of necessity be chosen from (amongst) themselves.

Alanis Morissette

In my life, anyway, anytime that I judge something to be rigidly right or wrong, it comes from fear.

Alanis Morissette

I would never judge someone's intrigue with the spoils of fame, because I went through that.

Dave Barry

Happens if a big asteroid hits Earth? Judging from realistic simulations...