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Stephen Colbert Quotes

That's my parenting style - 'Go watch the TV.' I'm one of 11 children, and my mother's parenting style was, 'There's the TV. Go watch it. Mommy's got 10 other people to take care of.'

Stephen Colbert

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: May 13, 1964

Topics

Mother Children Style Parenting Care

I was homophobic because I obviously didn't know that I was gay.

Jillian Michaels

Gay Know Because Homophobic

I love that there's a beginning, middle and end to a film and you can craft what the whole journey is going to look like.

Jennifer Carpenter

Love Journey Beginning End You Look

These are old issues. Female power, misogyny, the treatment of women, how you make meaning in the world. And these are all issues that I've been thinking about and writing about for a very long time.

Meg Wolitzer

Women Power Time Writing World You

I don't care if it's a Cole Porter song, or George Gershwin, or Lennon/McCartney, or Elton John, or you know, whoever, Bob Dylan. Great songs are great songs, and they stand the test of time, and they can be interpreted and recorded with many points of view, but yet still retain the essence of what makes them good songs.

John Oates

Good Great Time Song Care Stand

My mother is an artist, and I have a strong visual sense. I almost always choose the cover art for my books. I've learned that the more I collaborate, like by having someone do a soundtrack to one of my books, the more I see my own work differently.

Jeff Vandermeer

Work Mother Art Strong Choose See

We are all idealists in that we are ever discontented with the present state of the Ego and the World.

Ameen Rihani

World Ego Present State Ever

Acting is such a bizarre way of life. Unless you're really passionate about it, you should give it up. Don't beat yourself up.

Stockard Channing

Life Yourself You Acting Way Beat

I think Mercutio in 'Romeo and Juliet' would be my favorite role. I've never played it, but I would love to do it.

Rocky Carroll

Love Think Never Role Would I Think

The parents say, 'Can you talk to my daughter and say that it's OK? That she can have muscles?' They'll say, 'I show her pictures of you so they can know she's good at what she does but still looks like a girl. She wears dresses.' It releases people to be whoever they want to be in the sport.

Michelle Carter

Good Girl Daughter Parents People

Success consecrates the most offensive crimes.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Success Offensive Most Crimes

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

Jose Bergamin

Success Be Prepared Ready Fail

I was born and raised in Queens and moved into the city as a young adult. Then I ended up acting and decided to run off to California.

Debi Mazar

City Acting Born Young Run Up