Diana Quick Quotes

As a young actor, I played a lot of 'exotic' parts and was stuck with the tag 'sultry.' I had to refuse such parts if I were ever to play anything else. It did the trick, but my agent feared it made me harder to cast.

Diana Quick

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 23, 1946

Topics

MePlayYoungActorAnythingCast

It's almost like a genre rule: Don't Open The Box.

Joel Coen

BoxOpenRuleAlmostLikeGenre

I grew up a skinny Asian kid who was often ignored or picked on. It stuck with me and branded my soul. As I grew up, I tried to stick up for whoever seemed excluded or marginalized.

Andrew Yang

SoulMeMy SoulKidAsianSkinny

The thing that's depressing is teaching graduate students today and discovering that they don't know simple elemental facts of grammar. They really do not know how to scan a line; they've never been taught to scan a line. Many of them don't know the difference between 'lie' and 'lay,' let alone 'its' and 'it's.' And they're in graduate school!

Maxine Kumin

TodayAloneSimpleLieSchoolFacts

We did have a script, but it didn't consist of the routines and gags. It outlined the basic story idea and just a plan for us to follow. But when it came to each scene, we and the gagmen would work out ideas.

Stan Laurel

WorkIdeasStoryPlanFollowOut

'The Awakening' is meant to be listened to in its entirety. Every song ultimately explores a character dealing with life, making mistakes, fighting, trying. But we also live in a singles-type world, and it works on that level, too.

Sonny Sandoval

LifeLiveCharacterMistakesSong

My identity is not based on performance; it's based on something that's pre-determined by someone else, and I don't even understand what that is because I'm an African who came to America.

Toyin Odutola

IdentityPerformanceAmericaSomeone

I am a breakfast girl. Breakfast is my favorite food. I love it. I love egg white omelettes. I love biscuits. I love toast. I love granola. I love quiche. I love all the fatty, horrible breakfast things!

Molly Sims

LoveGirlFoodI AmBreakfastWhite

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

Douglas Adams

EndGoNeedAlwaysUpWhere

Relationships are a constant negotiation and balance.

Claire Danes

BalanceNegotiationRelationships

Ants are good citizens, they place group interests first.

Clarence Day

GoodPlaceGroupFirstAnts

Everywhere I go, people think I'm Helen Hunt.

Bonnie Hunt

PeopleThinkGoHuntEverywhere

I've had agents tell me, 'You're not gonna be on the cover of anything; you're a catalog girl.' I've had clients tell me, 'You're too fat, and we can't book you any more because you don't fit into the jeans.'

Ashley Graham

GirlMeBookFatYouClients

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