Martin Cruz Smith Quotes

I have another Russian idea, too, with a place and a period, so I guess I have enough to keep me busy for quite some time, especially considering that I'm such a slow writer.

Martin Cruz Smith

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TimeMeBusySlowEnoughPlace

For me, the audition is always the hardest part of the whole process. Once you get on set, once you're in costume, you're with the director, it's so much easier to get in the headspace.

Angourie Rice

MeProcessYouDirectorAlwaysGet

When I was a very little boy, I lived underneath the air pattern of LaGuardia airport in New York and I watched the planes fly to their destinations. I was in love with the design of these airplanes.

John Travolta

LoveNew YorkFlyDesignAirport

I choose to do unattractive people, because then I can pretend they think they're attractive.

Amy Sedaris

PeopleThinkChooseI CanPretend

I don't think there is ever objective biography. Our vision of our subject is always shaped by who we are. So I do, of course, think the biographer's view is always something to keep in mind.

Stacy Schiff

VisionMindThinkViewAlwaysKeep

But let's be clear. We're talking about a country where there's no opposition. As leader he can ignore Parliament and - sorry that's Tony Blair isn't it? Um, so he doesn't even have to ask the country before he goes to war - sorry that's still Tony Blair.

Rory Bremner

LeaderWarSorryIgnoreTalkingAsk

You're in this constant state of flux and transition, as if you had jet lag all the time. The acting part of it is easy. It's all the other things that come with it that are a bit difficult.

Don Johnson

TimeEasyYouActingTransitionJet

In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks.

Chris Patten

DemocracyRightJerksEverybody

I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though you're poking fun at someone or something, there's still an affection for it.

Bob Newhart

HumorFunThinkSomeoneYouChicago

Another misconception is that an order is canceled when you hit 'cancel' on your computer. But, the fact is it's canceled only when the market gets the cancellation.

Arthur Levitt

YouOrderOnlyMarketComputerYour

I've been to nudist beaches, like twice. But honestly, I just don't want to see these people naked. Most people look better with their clothes on, and the few that don't, look better than you, so why bother?

Peter Buck

PeopleBetterClothesYouLookWant

The historical debate is over. The answer is free-market capitalism.

Thomas Friedman

CapitalismDebateOverHistorical

I went to India, lived, and studied.

Rick James

IndiaLivedStudied

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