Mike Nichols Quotes

My father wasn't too crazy about me. I loved him anyway. One of the things I regretted for a long time was that he died before he could see that he would be proud of me. I was actually more what he wished for than he thought.

Mike Nichols

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: November 6, 1931 - November 19, 2014

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FatherTimeMeCrazyProudThought

My brother died when he was 19, so a part of me indulges and thinks that some part of him that made him uniquely him is out there, on another plane. So inventing the fictional afterlife in 'Sing, Unburied, Sing' was a way of making that wish real.

Jesmyn Ward

BrotherMeWishWayRealOut

We all have competitive relationships with our siblings.

John Benjamin Hickey

RelationshipsCompetitiveOur

The exploration for oil and gas off our shores can play a role in making energy more affordable and accessible... However, effective safety measures must be in place, and exploration must be done in an environmentally sensitive manner that in no way interferes with our military.

Ander Crenshaw

SafetyEnergyExplorationPlacePlay

To tell a good story and to illuminate the world: the two things are completely linked. That is the point. That is what I've always wanted to do.

Robert Harris

GoodWorldStoryTwoAlwaysTell

When the Nobel award came my way, it also gave me an opportunity to do something immediate and practical about my old obsessions, including literacy, basic health care and gender equity, aimed specifically at India and Bangladesh.

Amartya Sen

OpportunityHealthMeCareAward

Every successful person needs to have at least one person in their life who's not afraid of them.

Steven Van Zandt

LifePersonAfraidSuccessfulNeeds

I've carved out a career for myself really as a writer.

Tori Amos

MyselfCareerOutWriterReally

'Killer Joe' was originally written in 1991 and first produced in '93 at the Next Theater's Lab - a 40 seat black box theater in Evanston, Illinois - back when I was getting started. I was just 25 and I had been acting for awhile, but it was my first play and the one that really got me noticed, especially by Steppenwolf.

Tracy Letts

MeBlackBackActingPlayFirst

I think it's a sensible thing not to read your fan mail - not to take it too seriously.

Robin Trower

ThinkSeriouslyMailTakeFanYour

I'm definitely a fan of juxtaposition. Using the most beautiful line to say the most horrific thing - I think one of the main things in songwriting is definitely friction between the words and the melody.

Rufus Wainwright

BeautifulWordsThinkSayLineFan

I think if I tried very hard, I could do a novel or a play, a poem. I could possibly paint a picture, but I know I can't write music. And still, it is the most accessible of all arts, as you know when you hear a tune.

Milos Forman

MusicThinkPictureYouPlayKnow

I don't think there's a morally perfect way to do anything in life, but I'm not a filmmaker who tries to hide my mess.

Joshua Oppenheimer

LifeThinkPerfectHideWayMess

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