John Niven Quotes

The first book I bought with my own money as a teenager was Martin Amis's 'Money.' You know that thing when you read a book and you think, 'I'm going to have to read every word ever written by this man.'

John Niven

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MoneyManBookThinkYouKnow

I am incredibly lucky. I worked hard for my luck as well. I have made choices to do things because I wanted them to do them, not because they were the right thing to do.

Jessie Buckley

I AmLuckChoicesLuckyHardRight

I like whatever I'm doing to have depth.

Jermaine Fowler

DoingWhateverDepthLike

I think that no matter how dark a person is, the more you learn about them, the more you understand about their life, the more you can sympathize with them or even root for them.

John Hawkes

LifeThinkLearnYouDarkPerson

Doris Day started performing at a young age, had a tough road to success, and once she achieved it delivered the goods 100 percent and brilliantly, always making difficult work look as easy as breathing.

Robert Osborne

WorkSuccessAgeDayRoadTough

I like to do films that I would want to go see, basically. I'm not out to make a fast buck.

Sissy Spacek

FastGoWantSeeOutBuck

I am definitely the same person I was when I finished 'The Impossible.' That's one of the things I really strive to keep.

Tom Holland

I AmImpossiblePersonStriveSame

People will forget me pretty quick.

Tom Landry

PeopleMeForgetWillQuickPretty

At 40 years old you simply know what life is about.

Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark

LifeYouKnowOldYearsSimply

Till now I have never shot a scene without taking account of what stands behind the actors because the relationship between people and their surroundings is of prime importance.

Michelangelo Antonioni

RelationshipPeopleNowNeverPrime

I have a great mind to believe in Christianity for the mere pleasure of fancying I may be damned.

Lord Byron

GreatMindBelievePleasureMay

I'm a total technophobe. What is wrong with paper and pen? I was delighted when I learnt the word 'Luddite,' as I thought it described me perfectly.

Jasmine Guinness

MeThoughtPenWrongPaperWord

There was a perception that reality-show people are just mere personalities, that they don't have real talent, and I worked real hard to change peoples' minds, one show at a time, and proved a lot of people wrong. I'm proud I was the first to do that for 'Idol' on Broadway!

Diana DeGarmo

ChangeTimeTalentPeopleProud

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