Peter Zumthor Quotes

Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place. I think of gardens I have seen, that I believe I have seen, that I long to see, surrounded by simple walls, columns, arcades or the facades of buildings - sheltered places of great intimacy where I want to stay for a long time.

Peter Zumthor

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: architect
  • Nationality: swiss
  • Birth: April 26, 1943

Topics

GreatTimeSimpleGardeningWalls

It's really hard for me to meet someone. I don't want to date actors. Been there, done that. Only one actor per household, please.

Jennifer Coolidge

MeSomeoneDoneWantMeetActor

That was a misconception among a lot of people - that Mormons are polygamist. No, they're not. I mean they obviously have that in their history, and there are some fundamentalists.

Trey Parker

HistoryPeopleMeanSomeLotAmong

I love that sense of discovery. You're experiencing something for the first time, and your parents aren't in on it, previous generations aren't in on it. It has a chance to belong to you and your generation in a way that nothing has. If 'Pacific Rim' is a fraction of that, I would be very proud.

Travis Beacham

LoveTimeParentsChanceProudYou

It was actually after I saw 'Pinocchio' that I thought I might try and work in that industry in some way.

Ron Clements

WorkThoughtWayTryIndustrySaw

My father and my uncle used to be amateur monologuists because their generation grew up with Henry Irving and the like, and they had that style of delivery, of declamation: 'The Belllllls!' What we call 'ham' now, larger than life.

Ron Moody

LifeFatherStyleGenerationUncle

We're all like children. We may think we grow up, but to me, being grown up is death, stopping thinking, trying to find out things, going on learning.

Mary Wesley

LearningChildrenDeathMeThinking

We never know, believe me, when we have succeeded best.

Miguel de Unamuno

BestMeBelieveKnowNever

I was bored one day, so my dad took me to this acting school. I liked it more than having fun - I liked it for an actual job.

Millie Bobby Brown

DayJobSchoolFunMeHaving Fun

I was like a Borscht Belt comedian trapped in the body of a 6-year-old. I was channeling Jackie Mason at 7.

Josh Gad

BodyTrappedBeltLikeComedian

If I'm feeling something, I have a lot of different ways to express it, you know? I can write an article about it. I can write a screenplay about it. I can act in someone's thing.

Josh Radnor

SomeoneYouFeelingI CanKnowAct

I directed a movie back in the '90s which had calf roping in it, and I got into it quite a bit back then.

Dennis Quaid

BackGotQuiteMovieThenCalf

I like playing all sorts of ages and genders.

Chris Lilley

PlayingLikeAges

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