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Donald Pleasence Quotes

Continental directors, as opposed to British and American, tend to be somewhat high-handed in their approach.

Donald Pleasence

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: english
Birth: October 5, 1919 - February 2, 1995

Topics

American British Approach Directors

By 21, I was earning six figures a week. By 23, I had a Ferrari. It was nuts.

Week Nuts Earning Ferrari Six Had

I'm so proud to play for a big club like Arsenal.

Proud Play Club Big Like Arsenal

Public television works hard to engage young learners and build the skills needed for a jump-start on life. We need our youngest to be curious, resilient and empathetic, and prepared for the jobs of the future.

Stanley A. McChrystal

Life Future Curious Television Young

My father's people... are from Fairfax in northern Virginia, just across the Mason-Dixon line. So it was an honour to play Lee, he was a great general.

Father Great People Play Line Just

The world's so big, it's hard to pick one best friend. I like everyone in Venezuela, but in L.A., I hang out mostly with my comedy friends. Guys like Paul Scheer, Rob Riggle, Owen Burke, Ed Helms, Seth Morris - we all kind of came up together doing comedy in New York.

Friend Best Together New York World

I prefer a great novel, but many novels come with a bunch of novel-y writerliness that feels sort of macho to me, so I do end up reading lots of shorter things.

Great Me Reading End Up Things

It is the '94 race which in many ways allowed Ted Kennedy to become his own man rather than the 'third brother.' He had to reach down and win it on his own.

Man Brother Win Reach Down Become

I still don't look at myself as a star. I've always had a thankful heart.

Thankful Heart Myself Look Always

I try to write like the writers I admire - I rip them off in form. It comes from George Strait and Merle Haggard records, and country music in general is really good at that, the twisted phrase... So I'm always looking for that angle in my own work.

Work Good Music Looking Country Try

While the story about the hunt for bin Laden has been exhaustively reported and the key sources and witnesses are in agreement about the main points of the narrative, of course, it's still possible that we could learn new details about the story that would add to the narrative.

Story Key Details Learn Possible

My family is all musicians - my dad plays drums, my mom plays flute, my older brother plays drums, my little brother plays drums and piano. For some reason, I didn't get the memo, so I just play bass.

Family Brother Mom Musicians Play

I'm trying to make pop records for the middle-class, lower-middle-class - pop for the 99 percent.

Trying Make Pop Records Percent

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