Lenny Abrahamson Quotes

Hollywood is probably the most active centre of film-making in the world, but it's also a very difficult place in which to find your voice... It was also a far more civilised industry in Ireland.

Lenny Abrahamson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: November 30, 1966

Topics

WorldVoiceFindPlaceHollywood

That's what my life is, writing songs.

John Cale

LifeWritingMy LifeSongs

I read a script and I know immediately whether that role is for me or not.

Jennifer Coolidge

MeKnowRoleReadWhetherScript

I've failed a lot, you know, in football, and I've gone on a lot of auditions, been told no, been told I'm not right, so I know what failure feels like. It's about the work.

John David Washington

WorkFailureFootballYouKnowGone

You need a balance at all times. If the verse is a bit messy, you need it to be less messy right after. It needs to vary. 'Shake It Off' is a good example, where the math behind the drama is pretty clear.

Max Martin

GoodBalanceYouDramaMessyNeed

A Tory government with a decent mandate seems the only hope of tackling the fiscal catastrophe responsibly.

Max Hastings

HopeGovernmentSeemsDecentOnly

You have more independent eyes scrutinizing the decision-making and financial statements of companies.

Steve Odland

EyesFinancialYouIndependentMore

The two important things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision.

Robyn Davidson

DecisionYourselfStepStrongLearn

I want to be the bridge to the next generation.

Michael Jordan

BridgeGenerationWantNext

Speaking and singing were equally common in my house. I started songwriting about the time that I started forming sentences.

Lucy Dacus

TimeSingingHouseSongwritingAbout

My parents, Romanian immigrants, struggled to provide me a better life than the ones they had left in their homeland. They worked hard to give me every opportunity in life, and once I showed natural talent as a young gymnast, they spent every last penny on my training.

Dominique Moceanu

LifeOpportunityTrainingTalentMe

Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the more thoughtful men, which makes them dissatisfied with their own lot and envious of another's.

Desiderius Erasmus

NatureMotherMenEvilSeedMore

When I first started modeling, I had the chance to walk the runway with Naomi passing by me, but I didn't know anything about supermodels. But when I saw her backstage, she complimented me on my walk, and I thought she was so nice - everyone was freaking out that I didn't know who she was.

Coco Rocha

WalkMeChanceThoughtKnowNice

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