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Stephen Kinzer Quotes

Turkey can be a bridge to regimes and actions the United States can't reach. Turkey can talk to people the United States can't talk to.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: August 4, 1951

Topics

People Bridge Reach Talk United

I wanted to tell a dream-come-true story about going from a closeted gay kid who loved pop culture to an out adult man making pop culture. I went from being told when I was 21 that I should never go on TV because of my crossed eyes to winding up being a 'Housewives' whisperer and talk-show host.

Eyes Culture Man Story Loved Gay

There is a director for a reason, because a director knows what's best for the movie. You just give your director as much as you can to work with, and hopefully, the decisions they make are going to be great.

Work Great Best Decisions You Going

I'm very much of the opinion that to work is better than not to work.

Work Opinion Better Than Much Very

I would not have so many scripts being driven by demographics. The play's the thing - not the 18-35 year old male age group.

Stephen Tobolowsky

Age Year Play Group Old Driven

I've always hated the way Hollywood has portrayed accountants. They're always little nerd balls, wimpy, afraid of everything. Growing up with accountants, I don't see them that way.

Growing Up Growing Hollywood Way See

People have forgotten how to tell a story. Stories don't have a middle or an end any more. They usually have a beginning that never stops beginning.

Steven Spielberg

Beginning People Story End Never

Music has always gotten me through life, particularly honest, real music.

Lisa Marie Presley

Life Music Me Real Always Honest

Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.

Change Success Failure Direction You

I went into umpiring at age 16. I got into officiating because of the fact that I could not stand the referees that worked our basketball games.

Age Basketball Stand Games Because

For a while, I couldn't decide whether or not I should pursue singing in the opera or acting. And I'm glad that I chose the latter because I wasn't a very good singer.

Christoph Waltz

Good Singing Acting Opera Singer

We stayed in some pretty shabby places in Europe.

Places Europe Pretty Some Shabby

It is a fairly serious thing that you're doing if you're writing about people who are still alive and who still have a role in public life. Sometimes you don't want to be reminded too much of the responsibility.

Life Responsibility People Writing

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