The stage is the last bastion of segregation.
Lynn Nottage
Recitation: by Male by Female
I think I knew acting was what I wanted to do. But I was from this small town and there was no place for an adult to recognise it.
Joan Allen
SmallThinkSmall TownActingPlace
I did television for a very long time, but if you're on television, words don't count. What the eye sees beats the words. If you switch sides, from radio to television, you learn that the wordiness that you learn on the radio is useless or not nearly as powerful, and you have to learn to trust that the eye will just beat the ear.
Robert Krulwich
TimeTrustWordsEyeLearnPowerful
There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.
Angelina Jolie
LifeDeathTomorrowThoughtDieYou
When I'm writing, I am lost in my book. Except family and close friends, I don't care about what critics, publishers or readers might think.
Amish Tripathi
FamilyI AmWritingBookThinkCare
I have to have another child. I have to bring someone into this world that will be here for Dashiell.
Sophie B. Hawkins
ChildWorldSomeoneWillBringHere
No relationship works without making an effort. That goes without saying. But you should never overcompensate.
Sonam Kapoor
RelationshipEffortSayingYouNever
Poetry is this gorgeous, complex history rendered in verse and song, a blueprint that can lead you back into the world after you've walked into air.
Robin Coste Lewis
HistoryPoetryWorldSongYouBack
It is possible to have good manners and be funny at the same time. Ronnie Barker and I proved that.
Ronnie Corbett
FunnyGoodTimeMannersPossible
My interpretation of a strong director is someone who knows their story. That's what directors are, they're storytellers because they're directing where your focus is going to be as an audience.
Dennis Quaid
FocusStoryStrongSomeoneDirector
The biggest rebellion I could've ever had with my father would be to work in a bank. He would have disowned me. As long as I was doing something where I didn't have to wear a tie, I was good.
Christian Bale
WorkGoodFatherMeDoingLong
If you've got talent, stick with it... because talent wins out, without a doubt.
Bobby Sherman
TalentDoubtYouWithoutOutStick
When the new ownership came in, they made some decisions I wasn't pleased with. And when they changed the whole aspect of it, I just totally lost interest.
Alonzo Mourning
DecisionsOwnershipLostNewWhole
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