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Howard Jacobson Quotes

Failing to see the point is not a virtue.

Howard Jacobson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: british
Birth: August 25, 1942

Topics

Virtue See Point Failing

A lot of times, you just don't get the jobs you want to get.

You Want Get Just Jobs Times

I get nostalgic about having lived in Ames, Iowa, even though being a vegetarian in Iowa is not fun. But I really love Durham more than any place I've ever been; some small towns can be really provincial and strangling, but Durham is the best city in the world.

Love Best Fun City World Small

If James Franco's wearing a costume, and I'm wearing a motion capture suit, we don't act any differently with each other because of what we're wearing. We're embodying our roles.

Capture Act Suit Motion Costume Our

Being married to two extremely high profile, you know, actresses, and being sort of chased by, you know, paparazzi and people, it's a whole different dynamic happens to a relationship when that happens. All of a sudden, things get a little crazy, a little crazy.

Relationship People Crazy You Know

My folks met at the University of Oklahoma, in the theater department in the 1940s. They were married touring the country in 'Cinderella' and 'Snow White.' My mother was married in Cinderella's costume; the dwarves were the best men.

Mother Snow Best Men White Country

I've never dated. I can say this honestly: I don't know what it's like to date. But also, how am I going to date? I'm not in one state long enough.

Enough Long I Can Know Say Never

When you finish a drama, you go, 'I can't wait to do a comedy.' When you finish a comedy, you go, 'I want to do a dramedy, dark humor.'

Humor Wait Comedy You Dark Drama

When you live in New York and are an artist and are interested in people, you meet a lot of people.

Molly Crabapple

Live New York People You Artist New

You can train to be ready for the nerves, and we simulate it all the time, but it's never the same when it actually matters.

Time You Train Ready Matters Never

Honesty is grounded in humility and indeed in humiliation, and in admitting exactly where we are powerless.

Honesty Humility Honesty Is Where

I'm not going to hurt anybody other than that dick who keeps writing songs about me.

Me Writing Hurt Going Who Songs

I'm proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could be just as proud for half the money.

Money Proud Taxes Pay United Half

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