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Russell Smith Quotes

I am so sick of being exhorted, as a writer, to improve the world by representing it in a more hopeful way.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: August 2, 1963

Topics

I Am World Sick Way More Improve

When I was growing up, I was so fascinated by Mel Blanc and all of the different voices that he did for 'Looney Tunes' and watching Robin Williams record voice-over for the genie in 'Aladdin.' It always seemed to be a major honor - something you have to earn. Like people trust you when they want to have you there without seeing you.

Trust People Growing Up Honor You

I don't know whether I inspire anything in anyone.

Inspire Know Anything Whether Anyone

Come over here and sit on my knee and finish your orange juice.

Orange Juice Over Finish Sit Here

I like George Carlin's jokes. I like his humor. He's one of my heroes, and I like what he did with talking about everyday things.

Humor Talking Everyday Heroes Jokes

When I was collecting material for a political gossip column, and someone said something interesting, I would wait for them to add, 'and I don't want to read that in your magazine!' In which case I wouldn't use it. But if they didn't remember to say it, I'd nip off to the loo, write the story up, come back and change the subject.

Change Wait Story Political Someone

I never want to be a film director - I want to be a teacher.

Teacher Want Never Director Film

My wife is a terrific Southern cook. My favorite of all the great things she cooks is 'trash potatoes.' That's mashed potatoes with sour cream, bacon, cheddar cheese, and horseradish. It's a total gut bomb.

Great Wife Great Things Cheese Trash

All I know is that I'm a warrior in 'Game of Thrones,' where all men must die, so it might happen at one point. But I feel like they're going to take the story where they think they need to go, so I'll wait, and I'll gladly do whatever they write.

Michiel Huisman

Men Wait Game Story Think Die

I felt that in time simple stone tools would be found in early Pleistocene in England.

Time Simple Tools Stone Early Would

I'm not really in a rush to grow up.

Grow Grow Up Up Rush Really

We hear foreign accents on CNN. It's crazy, it's wild, who knows, maybe they'll take you because you certainly don't fit in, in the American spectrum of news.

Christiane Amanpour

Crazy American You News Wild Take

Civil war, now, 100 years in the future - the things that motivate human beings, they don't change emotionally.

Brian Azzarello

Change Future War Now Human Years

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