Colson Whitehead Quotes

Usually, when I write a novel, it takes me about 100 pages to figure out the voice of the narrator.

Colson Whitehead

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With Frat House, at times I needed to make music that would reflect what these fraternity brothers might actually listen to, but still keep it within the realm of a score; it still had to lead the viewer through the scene, or just help create the mood.

Jim Coleman

MusicHelpHouseCreateMoodListen

For my writing, and because I love talking to young women about life, I often asked them which would they rather have - a father in the house with them while growing up or a big butt? I tell you 86 percent of the time, girls say a big butt because it gets them further.

Jill Scott

LifeLoveFatherWomenTimeWriting

Even though at 17 it was limited, I had a life before Batman.

Jerry Robinson

LifeBatmanEvenThoughBeforeHad

You cannot help but notice that schools that take music seriously tend to be more academically successful.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

MusicHelpYouSeriouslyMoreTake

Actors have these delicate appendages called Egos.

Maynard James Keenan

DelicateEgos

I'd never taken an SAT prep course. They were for weaker students.

John Katzman

NeverStudentsCourseTakenWeaker

There is no way that anyone who - besides the folks that want to plain ignore facts - there's no way that anyone can say that by building that wall we are not going to accomplish a more secure border. It's just proven. We can do this.

Matt Rosendale

BuildingBorderFactsIgnoreWall

In anything, there has to be that moment of fasting, really, in order to enjoy the feast.

Stephen Hough

MomentEnjoyFastingAnythingOrder

I may be 80, but I intend to keep acting until the day I die. Instead of slowing down, I've discovered my second wind.

Steven Berkoff

DayWindDieActingDownMay

It is a weird thing, because most people tend to get more conservative as they get older, but I find myself going the opposite way. I am sure that by the end I will be selling Marxist pamphlets on the Holloway Road.

Rory Bremner

MyselfI AmPeopleRoadEndWeird

When I was young in the business, I felt anything I wanted to buy personally and professionally was always too expensive.

Mickey Drexler

BusinessYoungAlwaysBuyAnything

If the president of the college had asked me what I thought about Dewey McLean, I'd say he's a weak sister. I thought he'd been knocked out of the ball game and had just disappeared, because nobody invites him to conferences anymore.

Luis Walter Alvarez

CollegeMeSisterGameThoughtSay

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