Norman Wisdom Quotes

Years ago, there was a variety theatre in every British town, and people paid to go down and see it. Comedy was the main part of the theatre, and comedians earned a living by being funny. Now you have comedy in television instead. Comedians now have to be funny within a play.

Norman Wisdom

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: comedian
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: February 4, 1915 - October 4, 2010

Topics

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When I write a screenplay - and I think this is true for a lot of people - you direct the movie. That's what writing a screenplay is.

John Patrick Shanley

PeopleWritingThinkYouTrueWrite

A lot of music fans are still interested in insightful perspectives on music - maybe even more interested than ever, since everyone needs help making sense of the incredible variety of sounds that have sprung up in the wake of the Internet revolution. There's a lot of room for unique, qualified voices who can provide good reads.

Michael Azerrad

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All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books of all time.

John Ruskin

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Generally speaking, if you control matter more precisely, you can get more efficiency out of any process.

Steve Jurvetson

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If the world ran the way a crew runs a set, we'd have a better, more progressive world.

Steven Spielberg

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My dad is a successful television producer, director and writer and my mom's a director and writer.

Troian Bellisario

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We need to be creating products that incentivise women to come to the movies more.

Trudie Styler

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'Bram and Alice' is the best show I've done so far, and it only aired three times.

Traylor Howard

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I'm not saying you have to be totally despondent or anything, but... in New York, it's cold sometimes; it rains sometimes; even if everything in your life is great, bad weather can set the mood. You can write songs in New York because it's not always perfect. To write a good song, things can't be perfect.

Tom Odell

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I'm a really good juggler.

Lucy Hale

GoodReallyJuggler

Every Hermes scarf has a tale.

Christina Binkley

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When you are finished with it, put it back in the first place that you looked for it.

Craig Bruce

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