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Rhianna Pratchett Quotes

Dad was very into electronics, robotics and computers, so I was interested in what he was doing.

Rhianna Pratchett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: designer
Nationality: english
Birth: December 30, 1976

Topics

Computers Doing Electronics Robotics

That's what acting is about - for me, at least - tackling different personas and characters.

Me Acting Different Characters Least

I'm an actor. Since I was a teenager, I have had to play different characters, negotiating the cultural expectations of a Pakistani family, Brit-Asian rudeboy culture, and a scholarship to private school. The fluidity of my own personal identity on any given day was further compounded by the changing labels assigned to Asians in general.

Family Culture Day School Identity

Life can be either of two things: What it makes of you or what you make of it.

Life You Two Things Make Either

I learned at a very early age, listening to those around my family, that in order to be a commander, you had to walk your post.

Family Age Walk Listening You Early

The secret to acting is don't act. Be you, with add-ons.

You Acting Secret Act

What I always knew about my parents was that they were in love, and this love had a fizz. It was exciting to be their child, to be around them. There was a dynamism between them, a charge.

Love Child Parents Always Exciting

I think, in terms of activism associated with my films, be it 'Salaam Baalak Trust' or 'Maisha,' taking the idea of cinema as a way to change people, I feel heartened. I am glad that we have impacted thousands of lives.

Change Trust I Am People Think Feel

When my inner mood is positive, I also feel great on the outside.

Positive Great Feel Mood Outside

I do realise and understand very well on a profound level how lucky I am and what a privileged position it is and what it's done ultimately for me, my family and my kids. But at the same time, there are moments in a man's life when you just kind of want to feel somewhat normal.

Life Family Time Man I Am Me

The marginal cost of doing something 'just this once' always seems to be negligible, but the full cost will typically be much higher. Yet unconsciously, we will naturally employ the marginal-cost doctrine in our personal lives.

Clayton M. Christensen

Doing Personal Will Always Cost

A lot of political music to me can be rather pedantic and corny, and when it's done right - like Bruce Springsteen or Jackson Browne or great satire from Randy Newman, there's nothing better.

Music Great Me Better Political

We discussed politics, but we also talked about the importance of hard work, personal responsibility, living within your means, keeping your word. Those lessons stay with you throughout your life.

Life Work Hard Work Responsibility

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