Leslie Jamison Quotes

The idea that a story has to be 'exceptional' in order to be worth telling is curious to me. What if we looked at every single person's story as a site of possibly infinite meaning? What if we came to believe that there isn't hubris or narcissism in thinking your story might be worth sharing - only a sense of curiosity and offering?

Leslie Jamison

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CuriousMeCuriosityBelieveStory

I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite of number of Kurosawa's crew.

John Boorman

DirectorUsedAssistantJapanCrew

People are rightfully upset about Wall Street abuses and excess.

Andrew Cuomo

PeopleWallStreetUpsetExcess

We should have hope because we've earned it. We've worked for it! It's ours.

Maxine Waters

HopeEarnedBecauseShouldOurs

I've always written. There's a journal which I kept from about 9 years old. The man who gave it to me lived across the street from the store and kept it when my grandmother's papers were destroyed. I'd written some essays. I loved poetry, still do. But I really, really loved it then.

Maya Angelou

ManPoetryMeLovedStreetJournal

Developing characters is a strange thing. In the beginning they are abstract and I wonder how to move on from there.

Ann Brashares

BeginningWonderMove OnStrangeHow

I'm always in favor of more glamour. I embarrass my children, I think. I am the lady in feathers in the car pool line.

Mia Sara

CarChildrenI AmThinkLadyPool

I'm not sure I like making movies that my kids can't go to, but that's just how it is.

Stephen McHattie

GoMoviesSureJustLikeKids

You have a huge demographic shift that's happening in America. Globally.

Troy Carter

AmericaYouShiftHappeningHuge

I do think you need to listen to the voters.

Rob Portman

ThinkYouListenNeedVoters

I adore water, so it would be a real adventure to visit the Amazon before they chop down all the trees.

Michelle Ryan

WaterAdventureTreesDownReal

I'd say we are traditionalist. We are heavy on discipline and relatively strict and structured. But we also make sure our children feel not just physically safe but emotionally safe, like they can come to us with anything.

Mona Sutphen

ChildrenDisciplineFeelSayHeavy

I'd say 'Codename Baboushka' has been a slightly more difficult process for me, but I think that's precisely because it's quite different to my usual fare. And even then, being difficult doesn't make me prefer it, or not, to anything else. I like a challenge.

Antony Johnston

ChallengeMeThinkProcessSayMore

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