Howard Barker Quotes

When I write, I am not giving a lecture, I am speculating on behavior. Sometimes this is dangerous, but it should be. As I say often, theatre is a dark place and we should keep the light out of it.

Howard Barker

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I just I don't feel challenged by acting anymore. I don't enjoy the process anymore.

Joaquin Phoenix

ProcessFeelEnjoyActingJust

I always find that really interesting, you know, when I get to see characters that I love in TV and film and theater around their family.

Jesse Williams

FamilyLoveInterestingYouFind

A lot of my movies were completely destroyed by the censors, who can be pretty arbitrary. They're not completely fair with how they treat one person vs. another.

Amy Heckerling

TreatPersonMoviesFairPrettyWho

Adelaide's charms are compelling. It's not a huge place; the size is manageable, the traffic absurdly light.

Miriam Margolyes

LightPlaceTrafficSizeCharms

I think we really forget how connected we are to the past.

Jayne Anne Phillips

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I always wanted to be a scientist, I always thought I'd be a scientist, that was the narrative I was carrying around. I worked in a neuroscience lab as an undergraduate and then after, almost five years in total, but I realized I just wasn't good at science. I didn't have the discipline for it.

Jonah Lehrer

GoodScienceDisciplineThoughtJust

I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head.

Dizzy Dean

HateStatisticsKnowNeverHeadGot

Alcoholism is a complicated disease, and you never know when you'll be tempted to pick up another drink.

Davinia Taylor

YouComplicatedKnowDrinkNeverUp

I've never been a member of a political party, but people will superimpose on you what they want.

Brian Lamb

PeoplePoliticalYouPartyWant

If you are approachable, if you keep your line of communication open, then very often, you get to hear what you need to hear.

Arundhati Bhattacharya

CommunicationYouNeedOpenLine

You cannot determine someone's health by the BMI alone. There are many factors that contribute to the health on an individual. If we're going to start using BMI to police straight size models, what's next? The plus size industry? To be honest, if it was down to BMI alone, most plus size models - including myself - wouldn't be working.

Philomena Kwao

AloneHealthMyselfPoliceStart

I've always loved the future. But I must say the future changes a lot quicker than it used to. An era used to last thirty or forty years - now we're lucky if it's five.

Nicolas Roeg

FutureLovedNowSayThirtyLucky

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