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Richard Foreman Quotes

There is no work of art that has ever been made that is absolutely truthful about life.

Richard Foreman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: playwright
Nationality:
Birth: June 10, 1937

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Life Work Art Truthful Been Made

I still get recognized for 'Labyrinth' by little girls in the weirdest places. I can't believe they still recognize me from that movie. It's on TV all the time, and I guess I pretty much look the same.

Jennifer Connelly

Time Me Little Girls Believe Look

When I go and speak now at all sorts of conferences, later in the night there's always a better Maxie Walker than me. Billy Birmingham's legendary for basically being able to verbally kneecap any of a number of Australia's characters, particularly in the commentary box.

Me Night Speak Better Go Australia

I think if you put people in front of some huge temptation where it's possible to grab as much as they can for themselves, almost everyone will. The beauty of commerce is that it mutes that. The chap behind the counter in the corner shop has no interest in short-changing you, because he wants you to come back.

Beauty People Think You Temptation

I try to not make safe choices, but I also like to do stuff which is interesting and is sort of exciting in some way and accessible.

Choices Interesting Way Try Safe

Let us never forget this: since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of the defense of England you no longer think of the chalk cliffs of Dover; you think of the Rhine. That is where our frontier lies.

Stanley Baldwin

Day Think Never Forget You Forget

To be on television and have my nieces and nephews see me, and seeing them wear my shirt to the games and be proud, it's so sweet. Sometimes it feels like it's just a dream.

Me Sweet Proud Seeing Dream Games

My mother gave up her career bringing us up, and she has played a very important role in keeping us grounded. Even now I don't take my work home, my stardom home. It ends where it is supposed to end. There is a life beyond stardom, and it's a very normal life which I cherish. I anyway don't handle attention very well.

Life Work Mother Home End Attention

I think, if you put a camera in anyone's life and document it daily from the age of 21 to 27, there are going to be things that aren't always pretty.

Life Daily Age Think Camera You

I took my waitress uniform. Seemed fitting.

Uniform Waitress Fitting Took Seemed

When I'm meditating on an idea, I try to let the idea completely saturate me to the point where I feel like I'm covering myself in it or totally immersing myself in it, so that everywhere I'm looking, everywhere I'm going, it's through the lens of that idea. And that's sort of what I do with the music - I try to lose myself in it.

Music Myself Me Looking Feel Lose

I've been so mutilated by a lot of articles. I know I haven't said a lot of things I'm quoted as saying in the papers.

Saying Know Said Things Been Papers

Cure yourself of the affliction of caring how you appear to others. Concern yourself only with how you appear before God, concern yourself only with the idea that God may have of you.

Miguel de Unamuno

God Yourself Caring You Others May

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