Michael Korda Quotes

I come from a family that was very strong, very successful, very bizarre, and terrifically exciting. Being a Korda is something I regard as special - not wonderful, or worthy of a national monument, but special.

Michael Korda

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FamilyStrongSpecialWorthyBeing

I didn't read Western novels much until I was in my twenties, but I had a diet of them on film and TV, as well as other things, of course.

Joe R. Lansdale

DietThingsFilmWellReadCourse

I worked on my voice for Sweet Dreams, but only to match my speaking voice to Patsy's actual singing voice. That was my way into that character.

Jessica Lange

DreamsCharacterSweetSingingVoice

The truth about parenting is that the reality of our lives needs to be enough.

Jessica Valenti

TruthParentingRealityEnoughNeeds

The 'stuff' in novels touches on every aspect of the world and people's lives. That's what makes it so remarkable just how little there is in the novel about the world of money.

John Lanchester

MoneyPeopleWorldLittleStuffHow

Part of the transaction between writer and reader is the pleasure of building a community and encouraging people to play along.

John Hodgman

CommunityPeopleBuildingPlayAlong

I'm one of those people, since I was 5, I could tell you I was going to have kids. I could tell you I was going to have three. I could tell you they were going to be girls. But I have never wanted to get married. I never played bride. I was never interested. I don't know what it is; I never wanted to get married.

Shonda Rhimes

PeopleBrideYouKnowThreeNever

I have this old speaker set with amps and a record player from the 1970s. And I'm slowly collecting vinyl again.

Michiel Huisman

OldVinylAgainSlowlySetPlayer

It's funny, because '1600 Penn' was the first time I really started to read the reviews, because I am an executive producer and I wanted to see what people were enjoying and not enjoying as a means to an end, right?

Josh Gad

FunnyTimeI AmPeopleEndSee

At a certain point, if you work really hard and you get good and people like your work, you do deserve the fame - but you shouldn't take it for granted.

Jon Lovitz

WorkGoodPeopleYouFameDeserve

If you don't like me, life goes on, you know what I mean? But I hope you do like me. Because I think that in addition to being pushy, I'm nice.

Christine Quinn

LifeHopeMeThinkYouNice

I sometimes think I might be autistic because I like to know - I need to know - my beginnings and my ends. I don't have to be in control of it, but I need to know what's going on.

Clay Aiken

ControlThinkKnowSometimesNeed

I have my whole life organized on an 11x17-inch tear-away weekly calendar.

Brooke Burke

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