Steve Erickson Quotes

Beautiful actors are learning what beautiful actresses like Charlize Theron discovered a while ago - that they get taken more seriously when they trash the same beauty that got them taken seriously to begin with.

Steve Erickson

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LearningBeautyBeautifulSeriously

The conventional wisdom with David Mamet is, you do not change a word. And that agrees with me. If you want to change any of David's words, it's like wanting to change the iambic pentameter in Shakespeare - you should do something else.

John C. McGinley

ChangeWisdomWordsMeYouWant

I get a lot of letters, mostly from family members who have been affected by cancer rather than young people themselves. I reply to them all.

Jenny Downham

FamilyPeopleYoungLettersReply

Whenever you are coaching, you are trying to get the most balanced team that you can: balance between defense, offense, and rebounding.

Jeff Van Gundy

BalanceTeamCoachingTryingYou

I used to read comics when I was a kid.

Jeff Bridges

KidUsedReadComics

When I talk to friends and editors about possible projects, especially about projects that might come with a significant cash advance, they usually suggest a biography. Sometimes I'm tempted, but the prospect of spending years researching and writing about someone else's life offends my vanity.

Michael Dirda

LifeWritingFriendsSomeoneVanity

If you are good at something, and especially, if people who matter tell you that you are good enough, you must follow that sport.

Mary Kom

GoodPeopleEnoughYouFollowTell

I would drown in objects if I didn't have the ability to photograph them.

Martin Parr

AbilityPhotographDrownWouldThem

I'm re-energized by being around people who mean a lot to me.

Martin Scorsese

PeopleMeMeanBeingWhoAround

I've been so fortunate in my life that my family has never been jealous of my success. They have shown true love and commitment to me by being supportive. They shared in it.

Mike Krzyzewski

LifeFamilyLoveSuccessTrue Love

I don't suppose that I know more about life than anyone of my age, but it seems to me that, in the capacity of an interlocutor, a book is more reliable than a friend or a beloved.

Joseph Brodsky

LifeFriendAgeMeBookKnow

I've had the pleasure of working in the U.K. a few times before. I've shot a few movies there before. One of them was Neil Simon's 'London Suite,' which was based on his play. I also shot a film in Dublin, a little film with Bernadette Peters, called 'Bobbie's Girl.'

Jonathan Silverman

GirlPlayMoviesLondonPleasure

We're trying to do the thing you don't expect out of country music. Which is to say, 'Go see the world.'

Brad Paisley

MusicWorldTryingYouCountryGo

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