John Updike Quotes

I've always tried to write about America. It's very worth a writer's effort.

John Updike

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 18, 1932 - January 27, 2009

Topics

EffortAmericaWorthWriteAlways

My grandmother took me to a play, and... there was a little girl on stage. And as soon as I saw her on stage, I thought, 'This is my job'... I was probably, like, 7 or 8. I was very young... It was 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'.

Jessica Chastain

GirlJobAmazingMeThoughtPlay

Well, I made an announcement to my family at 8 that I wanted to be an actor, and I focused like a laser beam on it. I never had a fallback plan.

Jennifer Carpenter

FamilyPlanFocusedActorNever

Girls need to be strong and know how to stand up for themselves. Definitely having friends is a big part of it, so that they can help you through that, and a strong family.

Jenna Boyd

FamilyBe StrongStand UpStrongYou

Bad debt is debt that makes you poorer. I count the mortgage on my home as bad debt, because I'm the one paying on it. Other forms of bad debt are car payments, credit card balances, or other consumer loans.

Robert Kiyosaki

HomeCarCreditYouBadMortgage

Television has dried up for my generation, so it's plays and films. You get used to being lazy doing films, but classical theatre's going to finish me off.

Michael Gambon

MeTheatreGenerationDoingYouUp

If you asked would I have done a startup in India, the answer is yes.

John T. Chambers

YouIndiaDoneYesAnswerWould

I worry that I will lose control over the projects I get to work on.

Stephen Karam

WorkControlWorryLoseWillOver

I love the tragic side. I don't do 'happy' onstage. I like the dark, the disturbed.

Sondra Radvanovsky

LoveHappyDarkSideDisturbedLike

My influences were Peter Sellers and the great British character actors.

Tracey Ullman

CharacterGreatInfluencesBritish

I was fat when I was a kid. I was a little chunkier, but that's boring because everyone was fat when they were a kid, right? Didn't we all go through a chubby stage? Mine maybe lasted a little longer - mine went until, like, the end of high school.

Josh Segarra

SchoolHigh SchoolEndFatBoring

The happiest moment in my life? When my doctor told me I was completely cured of leukemia.

Jose Carreras

LifeMomentMeDoctorMy LifeCured

I have faced rejection in this business because of my appearance, but that has only made me stronger and more determined.

Christina Hendricks

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