I could talk more directly in a nonfiction voice than I could in fiction.
Joan Didion
Recitation: by Male by Female
As actors, we're like these vagabond artists: we have to be invited to perform, so if you don't have a choice of options, it's very hard to define yourself.
Joel Kinnaman
YourselfYouChoiceHardDefine
I think, sometimes, you can just get really burnt out on something you enjoy doing and feel like the sponge is completely wrung dry.
Andrea Riseborough
ThinkFeelDoingEnjoyYouOut
Once you start writing a character visually, you're in trouble.
Melissa McCarthy
CharacterWritingStartYouTrouble
Chris Carter is just a fantastic guy, I have enjoyed working for him, immensely. I loved this character. I don't think I can say enough about Chris. It's just a fantastic thing that he's created and I'm so thrilled that I've been a part of it. I'm very grateful.
Robert Patrick
CharacterGratefulThinkLovedI Can
My advice to authors would be to try to do something original rather than to try to anticipate what the market is looking for.
Jeff Kinney
LookingAdviceTrySomethingMarket
There are times when the only people you spend time with are the people in your team. That's hard, because I think, 'I'm a girl. I want to hang out with other girls. I just want to be a normal young woman.'
Ana Ivanovic
GirlTimeWomanPeopleTeamThink
We like to entertain, but it is not our duty to do so. I have had a lot of exciting fights and been hit way too much, so that is something to think about.
Amir Khan
ThinkToo MuchDutyWaySomething
Tolerance always has limits - it cannot tolerate what is itself actively intolerant.
Sidney Hook
LimitsToleranceAlwaysCannot
I had plenty of pimples as a kid. One day I fell asleep in the library. When I woke up, a blind man was reading my face.
Rodney Dangerfield
DayManReadingFaceLibraryBlind
The average life spans of many bands are not that long, up to five years if they are lucky.
Mike McCready
LifeLongLuckyYearsAverageUp
I guess law was always interesting to me because you deal with constants. I like to deal with constants, abstracts, constants and reason and ration, rational approaches to things. I don't know, I never really thought why I wanted to study law. But if you ask me whether I would do it again, absolutely.
Mohamed ElBaradei
MeLawThoughtInterestingYouKnow
In war there is no prize for runner-up.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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