Robert Caro Quotes

I sometimes feel that if your book sells more than 20 years, then there's something in it that you can say, gee, I did something that endures, that's timeless.

Robert Caro

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 30, 1935

Topics

BookFeelYouSometimesSayMore

I'm in the civil discourse business. I think it takes all kinds. And more power to everybody.

Jim Lehrer

BusinessPowerThinkMoreDiscourse

I regard myself as someone who is retired but who occasionally goes out to work. In fact, I'm offered so much good stuff that it's not so occasional.

Michael Caine

WorkGoodMyselfSomeoneOutStuff

Liberace was a lovely guy.

Michael Douglas

LovelyGuyLiberace

First of all, weren't all the best beatings in the trailer for 'The Passion of the Christ'? I hate when the trailer gives away all the best stuff.

Rob Schneider

PassionBestHateFirstAwayStuff

When a record co. finds a guy now, they want to own everything. They want to own the rights to market that person's particular name. They want a piece of the action all the way through.

Mickey Gilley

ActionNamePersonNowWantWay

Our leaders continue to say that we're making strong headway against this problem. And I think we are not.

Michael Scheuer

StrongThinkProblemSayAgainst

The pilot is a sales tool; it introduces you to the characters and might set the template for what the show is meant to be, but there's so many boxes you have to check off on a pilot that it can sort of hurt the storytelling in a way.

Michael Spiller

HurtYouMeant To BeStorytelling

It's nauseating for me when I feel like I'm not growing or challenging myself.

Lucas Hedges

MyselfMeFeelGrowingI Feel Like

An actor doesn't change thought, theme, or mood unless the character does, and the character only does it within the words of the play.

Jason Robards

ChangeCharacterWordsThoughtPlay

The fact is that not only do people get more wise and more conservative as they get older, they get more kind and more generous, too.

Dennis Prager

WisePeopleKindConservativeMore

Man, when I'm riding with the helmet on, I'm invisible. And people just deal with me as the guy on the bike... it gives you a chance to read 'em.

Brad Pitt

BikeManPeopleMeChanceYou

I'm not big on dark chocolate, but I do have a sweet tooth, so it gets me in trouble. I love warm chocolate chip cookies with ice cream. Then there's this chocolate pie my mom makes for me every year for my birthday. She's been making it since I was younger, and there's nothing like it. It's really so, so good!

Phillip Phillips

LoveBirthdayGoodMeMomSweet

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