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Colum McCann Quotes

The best writers attempt to become alternative historians.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: irish
Birth: February 28, 1965

Topics

Best Become Historians Attempt

I teach in M.F.A. programs now, and I think that's a great way to become a novelist, but I mourn that Pete Dexter and Joan Didion's route is maybe less likely because there are fewer of those jobs. I always liken it to playing piano in some great dive jazz bar. You didn't pick the songs, you played what people asked for, but you got your chops.

Great People Think You Jazz Become

The revolutions of my century, the 20th century - the Soviet revolution, or the Chinese, or the revolutions that were fomented in Latin America, such as in Cuba - failed for the most part, a failure which was completely clear by the end of the century.

Stephane Hessel

Failure Revolution End America Cuba

I went to college with James Coburn and Steve McQueen was a very good friend.

Good Friend College Good Friend Very

I've had to learn that not everybody does things my way. But I do expect the absolute best of everyone around me, and I'm disappointed when people don't expect that of themselves.

Michael Johnson

Best People Me Learn Way Everyone

The stage is suspension of disbelief. Film is a literal medium.

Stage Film Literal Disbelief Medium

I spent most of my high school years on movie sets and I'd have like one teacher, which was really bad.

Teacher School High School Bad High

People think that you upload a video, and it goes viral, and then you're a YouTube star, and I'm like, 'Nah, no.' In total, with all of the channels I've done, I've uploaded anywhere from 400 to 1,000 videos to the Internet, and each one of those takes a whole day to make.

Day People Think Internet Channels

I am called here to answer before you, but I hear no things laid to my charge.

Anne Hutchinson

I Am You Things Answer Here Charge

I was surrounded by nature and trying to come to terms with this blissful nature versus the inhumane mentality of war. People were being deluded by someone using the word peace.

Nature Peace War People Someone

Meeting Australian mountaineer and author Tim Macartney-Snape when I was 16 in 1994 had a big impact on me. His ascent of Everest from sea to summit captured my imagination.

Sea Imagination Me Impact Meeting

The pro-E.U. campaign is all too likely to be based on a fear of the unknown because in most people's lifetime, we have never been out of the E.U.

Fear People Unknown Never Out Been

Those who have not seen wrestling before have probably tuned in to 'Lucha Underground' and go, 'Whoa! This is a TV series turned into wrestling.'

Go Wrestling Seen Who Underground

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