John B. Keane Quotes

I think the Irish woman was freed from slavery by bingo. They can go out now, dressed up, with their handbags and have a drink and play bingo. And they deserve it.

John B. Keane

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: playwright
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: July 21, 1928 - May 30, 2002

Topics

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Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing about directing is: photograph the people's eyes.

John Ford

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When I am fishing, I think quite a lot about the fish, but I also think about the book I'm writing.

Max Hastings

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We are really living the American dream, to be a successful brand in the States and in Europe and to steep ourselves in our heritage. But we do it with a sense of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously in fashion.

Tommy Hilfiger

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That's not a villain, that's a man whose a victim of being in love with the wrong one.

Rod Steiger

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Doing makeup was a way to create characters, only I got tired of doing it for other people.

Debi Mazar

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What I am most grateful for is that neither of my fathers pushed the relationship; they just let things develop and didn't impose anything on me. They were both just there, emanating stability in a very unstable situation.

Allegra Huston

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You need to be silly to be funny.

William Shatner

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It is hard to imagine two more final endings to the 'war on terror' than the popular revolts against the authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and the death of bin Laden.

Peter Bergen

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One of the lovely things about writing when nobody knows who you are is there's no expectation.

Paula Hawkins

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I thought if people were going to talk about what I wear, wouldn't it be good if they were talking about who designed it, who made it and if that's a Scottish company, so teaming up with Totty Rocks has been fantastic.

Nicola Sturgeon

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Although just being employed as an actor is a big thing, I'm not sure I'd be satisfied playing the same character for 30 years; it's not why I want to do this for a living.

Jamie Dornan

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'The Comeback' is my favorite TV show of all-time because it's just brill. It's Lisa Kudrow's show about what it's like to be an actor on a TV show. She's so amazing on it.

Gillian Jacobs

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