John Lahr Quotes

Like the tail fins on fifties American cars or the parabolic shapes of Populuxe furniture, 'West Side Story' incarnates the dream of momentum in the golden age of the twentieth century.

John Lahr

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 12, 1941

Topics

AgeStoryAmericanMomentumDream

In 'Boyz N the Hood,' every female character was three-dimensional.

John Singleton

CharacterHoodThree-Dimensional

To pursue a career in Hollywood you have to have a personality bypass. Look at the top 20 stars in the world - there's probably only two actors among them. Hollywood's not about you as an actor. It's about your currency, what you 'bring to the table'. And I've never been one to jump through hoops for anyone.

Robert Carlyle

StarsPersonalityWorldYouLook

West Bengal belongs to Bengalis. We should live here like a king and not as servants.

Mithun Chakraborty

LiveKingWestHereLikeShould

Now Jack Charlton wasn't wrong, I was a bad footballer.

Craig Johnston

BadWrongNowFootballerJack

I would have thought that I would have become one of those parents - just because it's my nature to be such a perfectionist - that anything falling short, I would have seen as a failure. But something has happened to me over the past few years - it's not Zen, believe me, I'm not at all Zen - but I'm so appreciative of even the chaos.

Brooke Shields

NatureFailurePastParentsChaos

I like to do my own stunts, but sometimes you need a little bit of help.

Pilou Asbaek

HelpYouSometimesMy OwnNeedOwn

The way Nolan looks at things is just amazing. It can be easily seen in all his films. I was just watching his videos on how he came up with the screenplay of 'Memento,' and it's just extraordinary. It just opens up your mind.

Sushant Singh Rajput

MindAmazingLooksWayWatchingUp

The first war plan has failed because of Iraqi resistance. Now they are trying to write another war plan. Clearly, the American war planners misjudged the determination of the Iraqi forces.

Peter Arnett

DeterminationWarAmericanPlanNow

I'm not really a flashy guy anywhere else - I don't dress flashy or anything else - but I like to keep my cars nice, and I like to customize them. I can do things a little flashier and a little faster, and with a little bit more thought. This is kind of the release part of basketball.

Tim Duncan

DressBasketballThoughtI CanNice

Making people laugh is easy for me. I'm quite proud of that. But I'm prouder of silencing an audience for a minute because they're thinking about something.

Ricky Gervais

PeopleMeProudThinkingLaughEasy

I don't have any oratory skills. But I would not use them if I had.

Noam Chomsky

SkillsWouldUseOratoryThemAny

As a kid, during the school year, my head was often buried in a textbook or Judy Blume book; the words and pictures were the perfect, barrier-free environment for me.

Marlee Matlin

WordsSchoolMeBookYearPerfect

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