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Martin Donovan Quotes

'Collaborator' is a hostage tragicomedy, but it's also, kind of, everything I know about post-war America. Well, not everything, but it does reference a lot of the post-war period.

Martin Donovan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: August 19, 1957

Topics

America Know Kind Everything Well

I'd the upbringing a nun would envy. Until I was fifteen I was more familiar with Africa than my own body.

Joe Orton

Envy Body Africa My Own More Own

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.

Joan Cusack

Live Night Saturday Doors Say Right

What I think is important about essayists - about the essay, as opposed to a lot of personal writing that kind of finds its way into public view - is that the material really has to be presented in a processed way.

Meghan Daum

Writing Think View Kind Personal

Don't pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches.

Andy Warhol

Famous Attention You Measure Write

I never went to college. I was pregnant at 23.

Robin Wright

College Never Pregnant

I did well as an actor in Australia, and then Paramount invited me over... to have a look at me.

Rod Taylor

Me Look Australia Actor Over Well

Only thing I ever thought I'd see is a picture with me in a uniform with stripes on it and a number under my mug shot.

Roddy Piper

Me Thought Picture Uniform See Only

I think the Tea Party has brought important issues to the table.

Roy Blunt

Tea Think Table Party Important

You know, if you love something, you should love it regardless of whether it costs five dollars or 500 or 5,000 dollars. Unfortunately, that's not the way our culture works, and we do collectively buy into this idea that things that are more expensive probably have more value.

Moby

Love Culture Value You Know Way

A human being must have occupation, of he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world.

Dorothy L. Sayers

World Become Human She Human Being

I love life because what more is there?

Anthony Hopkins

Life Love Love Life More Because

To be honest, I don't think I've played bad for England, I've certainly not been as bad as some people say. That criticism has been hard to take. I don't think I've let the country down too many times.

Ashley Cole

People Think Criticism Bad Down Say