Robert Towne Quotes

Finally, Colin Farrell showed up on my doorstep, only he wasn't Colin Farrell - he was just this Irish kid who had read the script and wanted to do it.

Robert Towne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 23, 1934

Topics

IrishKidUpOnlyJustWho

For me, acting was always a way to explore emotions - to dip into the well and really try to reach rock bottom down there. That was the most exciting part of it. I hadn't found anything that really allowed me to do that until I came upon acting.

Jessica Lange

MeReachActingDownEmotionsRock

My parents didn't hide reality. I watched cartoons and the news with equal fascination.

Jello Biafra

ParentsRealityHideNewsEqual

I think that every piece has its challenges. I love going back and forth between one and the other. I'll always pick a comedy over a drama.

Sigourney Weaver

LoveChallengesThinkComedyBack

My mom actually would not allow me to watch 'Dawson's Creek!'

Torrey DeVitto

MeMomCreekWatchWouldAllow

As someone who writes and teaches YA fiction, I spend a lot of time trying to define its character and readership, and I don't think I'm alone - genres are all about boundary drawing, and the YA genre is, in a lot of ways, about carving out boundaries around adolescence, a space for teenagers to do teenage things.

Robin Wasserman

CharacterAloneTimeSpaceThink

Tech people like to stick to their knitting, and they measure their accomplishments by the growth of their company. Now the tech community is popping up and saying, 'We do need to be involved in our surroundings.'

Ron Conway

GrowthCommunityPeopleSayingNow

My sisters are my best friends and such incredible women.

Rumer Willis

WomenBestFriendsIncredible

Bisping is a tough guy. You can't write him off. He's good at everything. He's been able to beat some of the top guys out there because he can expose their weaknesses.

Luke Rockhold

GoodToughYouWriteTopEverything

I do not hold with those who think it is all right to do whatever you want so long as it doesn't hurt anyone. Who's to be the judge of that?

Loretta Young

ThinkHurtJudgeLongYouWant

He wants to be his own man and be recognized for what he's done. He's not asking for anything because of his name. That was a tough situation to go into at Alabama, but he probably wouldn't have been given the job if the situation would have been different.

Don Shula

JobManToughNameSituationDone

When you play against people that's better than you, you get better.

Draymond Green

PeopleBetterYouPlayAgainstGet

The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years.

Deepak Chopra

LifeHealthInfluenceThinkYouWay

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