August Strindberg Quotes

A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism; he has often only one point of view for the extremely complicated relationships of life.

August Strindberg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: dramatist
  • Nationality: swedish
  • Birth: January 22, 1849 - May 14, 1912

Topics

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The most horrifying thing I ever did was work as a steward on an airplane. I wanted to get hired by United. I thought, 'With my languages, this will be amazing; I will work in First Class.' But I could only get a job with an airline going from Newark, New Jersey to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

John Grant

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Relationships are complicated no matter what style of parenting you choose.

Mayim Bialik

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One of the problems of writing is that anyone who commits themselves to that process has to believe that they're good.

Steven Bochco

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I get that same queasy, nervous, thrilling feeling every time I go to work. That's never worn off since I was 12 years-old with my dad's 8-millimeter movie camera.

Steven Spielberg

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If you get to think of sharing wealth with people who need it and the purposes that need it, it gives a very different sense of satisfaction. I think I can build an institution which is very unlike the Gates' foundation. Gates' foundation is totally project-driven, that will serve a specific purpose and then self-destruct.

Shiv Nadar

PurposePeopleFoundationThinkYou

You're trying to bring an emotional and psychological reality to a character that's on the page and make them three-dimensional.

Tom Irwin

CharacterRealityTryingYouPage

You never know what you do that could be totally out of left field, which actually might work and give something fresh to the whole scene, to the character, whatever. If you have that with a director who then knows how to shape it, either in the direction, in the moment, or in the editing, then that's good.

Robert De Niro

WorkGoodCharacterMomentDirection

Everything I do, I feel is genius. Whether it is or it isn't.

Rufus Wainwright

FeelGeniusEverythingI Feel

My dream is to become a director. I want to direct a Hindi film. I have two scripts ready. One of them is a fantasy-adventure, while the other is a thriller. I've assisted my brother Selvaraghavan, who's a well-known director in Tamil cinema. I've also made short films.

Dhanush

BrotherShortDreamCinemaReady

If you're a member of my family, whether immediate or extended, and you want to see my show, don't.

Chelsea Handler

FamilyYouWantSeeShowMember

It was not easy for my mother, being a struggling actress and raising a child. We were these two sort of vagabonds, never knowing where the money was going to come from. She always says she couldn't afford a babysitter, which is why she put me on the stage.

Christina Applegate

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My worldview comes from a collection of the books I have read, the people I have met, and my conversations with my dad.

Brian Kilmeade

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