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Richard Wright Quotes

The artist must bow to the monster of his own imagination.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: September 4, 1908 - November 28, 1960

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Imagination Artist Monster Own Must

It was a terrible blow that was dealt when I was fired from 'Saturday Night Live', but I have to say that a few doors opened right away. Movie roles started to roll in, and pretty soon, I was over it.

Live Night Saturday Doors Say Right

To those acting against peace, civilization and the world order: We will oppose you.

Peace World You Acting Civilization

I don't want you to apologize for being rich; I want you to acknowledge that in America, we all should have to pay our fair share.

Rich America You Want Fair Pay

The conservative argument is that the economy is like the weather, that it just operates automatically.

Sidney Blumenthal

Weather Argument Conservative Economy

I had been on the junior Olympic team in high school for trampoline; I could do twenty-six back flips in a row.

School Team High School Back High

It's all choreographed; it's a routine. So I told everyone I really wanted to try fighting in action films. I had no stunt experience, but I had the dance background, and I was very agile and coordinated. And the best thing about being a newcomer to acting is you can afford to try new things.

Best Experience Dance New Things You

I've always been the only girl in those environments. It's comfortable for me - I prefer it, actually.

Girl Me Comfortable Always Been

I don't come from a lot of money and wasn't going to get an academic scholarship, so the only way to afford an education was to allow the military to supplement it.

Education Money Scholarship Way Get

All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.

Action Speech Empty Vain Unless

If you don't deal with your shadows, you are condemned to repeat the same mistake over and over, as a human being or as a society.

Denis Villeneuve

Mistake Society You Shadows Human

I've often made revisions at that stage that turned out to be mistakes because I wasn't really in the rhythm of the story anymore. I see a little bit of writing that doesn't seem to be doing as much work as it should be doing, and right at the end, I will sort of rev it up. But when I finally read the story again, it seems a bit obtrusive.

Work Mistakes Writing Story End See

I came from a background of directing behind-the-scenes documentaries.

Background Directing I Came Came

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