John Banville Quotes

When fans of mine meet me, I can see the disappointment in their eyes. Every artist knows of this phenomenon.

John Banville

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: December 8, 1945

Topics

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I don't think families can earn enough money with one wage-earner any more. I also think there are a lot of men who don't want to bust their butts and do that kind of work. They want to stay home with the kids, but guys who do want to do that aren't looked up to as the masculine kind of guy, and that's a shame.

Melanie Mayron

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I was never interested in writing novelizations. I'm still not. Especially not for 'Star Wars.'

Matthew Stover

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I'd go from film to film and almost detach from one world and jump in another. I was living as these people and not having a self. I didn't know who I was. And things just get really dark.

Angelina Jolie

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If you're willing to take risks, Twitter is a vast amusement park of interesting life possibilities.

Amanda Palmer

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The only respect you should have is the one you earn.

Stellan Skarsgard

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My approach to 'Eastenders' is the same as my approach to film and the same approach to theatre. Whatever I do, I use the same skills and tools.

Steve McFadden

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I have to thank my mum for kicking me out at 16 and making me stand on my own two feet - that's how I got here.

Jay Kay

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I like to move around a lot - I'm a big runner, and I often get on a bike and ride from meeting to meeting.

Christina Tosi

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I would like to do my own daily talk show. Wisdom is the gift of ageing; no young person can have or buy it. My success was and is self-evident. I'm alive. I've lived. I've thrived and have grown as a person. I'm now healthier than ever. Who can argue with that?

Suzanne Somers

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To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.

Pope John Paul II

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I always related my favorite music to the movies.

Petra Haden

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If you love acting and you've ever experienced theater, then you know that in a movie it's almost impossible to live out that experience, unless you're a Pacino or a De Niro or somebody who gets to pick their parts.

Scott Caan

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