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Lucian Freud Quotes

A painter's tastes must grow out of what so obsesses him in life that he never has to ask himself what it is suitable for him to do in art.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: artist
Nationality: british
Birth: December 8, 1922 - July 20, 2011

Topics

Life Art Grow Never Ask Out

Nobody enjoys the 'little show about nothing' humor more than me, but that is never the way I look at it.

Humor Me Look Nobody Nothing Way

Poetry taught me a great deal about language and images, but when it came to plotting, I was stumped. It's been very much a learn-by-doing thing for me.

Jennifer McMahon

Great Poetry Me Language Deal Been

I still look forward to doing things I've never done before. But the fear beforehand is always worse than the actual moment. Leading up to it, especially before the match, is when the butterflies are at their worst. But in the match, the creatures - my fans - fuel me. They're a huge superpower for me and my survival.

Fear Moment Me Forward Doing Look

I was a child of the '80s.

I think we are at the very beginning of high changes, not only in terms of digital film, but in the way the movies will be screened, whether they'll be screened on phones, on computers - on everything.

Michel Hazanavicius

Beginning Computers Think Movies Way

Myths are stories that express meaning, morality or motivation. Whether they are true or not is irrelevant.

Michael Shermer

Motivation Meaning Morality True

In this industry, you're so used to heartbreak because nine out of 10 times, you don't get what you want. But, that one out of 10 times, you do and it's just the best feeling in the world.

Best World You Feeling Want Out

All of my writing career is about how human beings negotiate dark matter.

Janette Turner Hospital

Writing Career Dark Matter Human

That's how you win - pitching and defense.

Win You Pitching Defense How

It isn't fate but fecklessness that has shoved Sarah Palin to the sidelines of national politics. The real tragedy is that she's taken a lot of other serious Republican women with her.

Women Politics Fate Tragedy Serious

The idea of trying to write sketches the same way we did on Saturday Night Live every day would be damn near impossible.

Live Day Night Impossible Saturday

I will never win an Oscar, and do you know why? First of all, because I'm not Jewish. Secondly, I make too much money for all those old farts in the Academy.

Money Win You Too Much Know Why

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