Simon McBurney Quotes

When I was an adolescent in England, at school we had to read 'Death of a Salesman.' I remember feeling incredibly moved by the portrayal of these people and the idea with which Miller broached the whole subject of failure or failed systems, or the way that people are crushed by a system in which they find themselves.

Simon McBurney

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: August 25, 1957

Topics

FailureDeathSchoolPeopleRemember

I was a prosecutor in Brooklyn in the homicide division and then as a senior assistant district attorney.

Star Jones

BrooklynDivisionSeniorProsecutor

People have always been resistant to change. If you go back to the 17th, 18th century, playing guitar was frowned upon. When rock n' roll first started, no one took it seriously.

Moby

ChangePeopleGuitarYouBackRock

On 'Silver Linings Playbook,' David O. Russell is the master at getting his actors to give him something that he doesn't expect. He loves to keep things spontaneous. He talks to the actors throughout a take because, in real life, you don't know what the next person is going to say; you don't know when you're going to get interrupted.

Julia Stiles

LifeYouPersonKnowSaySilver

For every book that I write... I develop a history for each person and make sure they are well rounded and flawed. You have to know everything about them from their shoe size, to where they went to school, to what their first pet was, to what they like to eat, to what they want out of life.

Jojo Moyes

LifeHistoryPetSchoolBookYou

Life is not accountable to us. We are accountable to life.

Denis Waitley

LifeUsAccountable

I don't have the time or the desire to gaze at my navel.

Brigitte Bardot

TimeDesireGazeNavel

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.

Plato

LiveGreatWealthContentLittle

Poker would have never gotten on TV when we only had three networks.

Penn Jillette

ThreeNeverPokerOnlyWouldTV

I always try and come up with a clear theme when I'm making a videogame.

Shigeru Miyamoto

TryAlwaysThemeUpClearCome

I travel pretty frequently, but a few things that are routine are going for a run, getting my green tea in the morning, and checking email... well, all the time!

Payal Kadakia

MorningTimeTravelTeaGreenRun

Thousands of civilians have lost their lives to terrorist attacks inside Pakistan, and thousands more will - because, unlike the Pakistani government, which has no coherent policy to deal with the radicals, the Taliban have one to deal with Pakistan and its citizens.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

GovernmentLostWillMoreInside

There are no lazy veteran lion hunters.

Norman Ralph Augustine

LionLazyVeteranHunters

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