John Ridley Quotes

When times are tough, people want to escape to somewhere fantastic without having to pay actual escape-to-somewhere-fantastic cash. And offering a couple of hours away from the ordinary is what the movies do best.

John Ridley

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BestPeopleToughEscapeMoviesPay

Degas was obsessed by the art of classical ballet, because to him it said something about the human condition. He was not a balletomane looking for an alternative world to escape into. Dance offered him a display in which he could find, after much searching, certain human secrets.

John Berger

ArtDanceWorldLookingSecrets

I learned to think about religion, race and sex through the complex and often unattractive medium of jokes.

Andrew Hudgins

ReligionThinkSexRaceJokesAbout

American mass media culture, with its celebrities, shopping hysteria, sound bites, formulaic plots, received ideas, and nauseating repetitions, depresses me.

Siri Hustvedt

CultureMeIdeasShoppingAmerican

Most people perceive their occupation as being a detriment to their overall wellbeing.

Tom Rath

PeopleBeingMostPerceiveOverall

To me, Berlin is as much a conceit as a reality. Why? Because the city is forever in the process of becoming, never being, and so lives more powerfully in the imagination.

Rory MacLean

ImaginationCityMeProcessReality

The mirror is a powerful tool because it forces you to deal with yourself on a deeper level. Conceptually, paintings are like mirrors. They're an expression from the artist: 'This is how I view the world - I'm presenting it to you.'

Mickalene Thomas

MirrorYourselfWorldViewPowerful

You have to take time and make time for each other. My current single 'Time Is Love' gives a lot of advice in that area, just spending quantity time with the one you love and the one you care about because that's when you really develop a relationship.

Josh Turner

LoveRelationshipTimeCareAdvice

Just doing voices for cartoons is just a dream come true.

Janet Varney

DoingDreamTrueComeJustCartoons

I think Pirandello had something to say to people about what truth really is.

Dominic Chianese

TruthPeopleThinkSaySomething

It's important to read as much as you can because you never know when you will find the best script that you want to do next. I'm always quite picky in what I read and what I go for.

Douglas Booth

BestYouFindKnowImportantWant

When you're in a church, and you're singing about the presence of the Lord, it is so hard not to get overjoyed because I know Him.

Deborah Joy Winans

SingingChurchYouKnowHardHim

Email knocks me off my game. It's just for the morning commute and end of the day. Some might think I'm slow to respond, but those who need to reach me know to send me a text during those hours.

Chieh Huang

MorningDayMeGameThinkSlow

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