When you do something well, this is the best job in the world.
David Thewlis
Recitation: by Male by Female
Ever since the '70s, Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo were the godfathers of Scandinavian crime. They broke the crime novel in Scandinavia from the kiosks and into the serious bookstores.
Jo Nesbo
SeriousCrimeBrokeScandinavianPer
I think I have got a very good sense of humour; other people don't, but I do. I also laugh at my own jokes.
Jennifer Johnston
GoodPeopleThinkLaughMy OwnOwn
One exercise I always do when I'm getting to know a character is ask her to tell me her secrets. Sit down with a pen and paper, and start with, 'I never told anybody...' and go from there, writing in the voice of your character.
Jennifer McMahon
CharacterMeWritingStartVoice
I do practice what I preach when it comes to nutrition.
Mehmet Oz
PracticeDietNutritionPreach
The most promising privacy thing is stupid phones. I'm dumping all my smart phones.
John McAfee
SmartStupidPrivacyPhonesMost
The boys know they're from Southeast Asia, and they have their food and their music and their friends, and they have a pride particular to them.
Angelina Jolie
MusicFoodPrideFriendsKnowAsia
Did you ever run behind a slow pack? You get a trailing wind and a lot of body odor.
Steve Prefontaine
WindSlowYouBodyRunGet
They say people live to be happy. If you actually think about what happiness is, it's nothing much. When you get to eat ramen after feeling really, really hungry, that's happiness.
RM
LiveHappinessHappyPeopleBe Happy
I think it's natural if you're doing a lot of comedy to do a lot of drama, because you have to figure out the real version of the joke.
Judy Greer
ThinkComedyDoingYouDramaReal
When I started, I was doing all the good comedians I'd ever seen. Then I developed my own voice. My routines are my natural way of looking at the world.
Bob Newhart
GoodWorldLookingVoiceDoingWay
I always have been and will remain someone who loves real, 3D, substantial books. And I don't believe that it's a wistful, nostalgic interest like vinyl collectors. It's not the same thing.
Art Spiegelman
BelieveSomeoneWillRealVinyl
There may be writing groups where people meet but it's occasional. You really do it all at your own computer or your own typewriter by yourself.
Anne Rice
YourselfPeopleWritingYouMeet
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