Giles Deacon Quotes

I very much like Christopher Kane. He actually did a work placement with me, and you could spot his talent straight away.

Giles Deacon

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WorkTalentMeYouAwayStraight

There are a lot of actors in the world, there's a small number that actually get to work as actors, and there is a tiny group of actors that are celebrated in the way that I have been. I feel incredibly lucky.

John C. Reilly

WorkWorldSmallFeelGroupWay

A guy came to the shop every day. A lot of guys put the foam like stuff that forms to you, kinda like the Indy car guys run. He fitted it up and it felt real good, so we're going to try to run it.

Sterling Marlin

GoodCarDayYouEvery DayRun

I had discovered that I'm much less special than I thought I am. So whatever I find true for myself, other people might also relate to.

Stefan Sagmeister

MyselfI AmPeopleThoughtFind

Writing a book is very personal. It's a very personal relationship. A book will start with something as simple as two men talking about work. That gets the fire going. Sustaining that fire is the hard work. It takes attention and empathy to hone the characters.

Ron Carlson

CrazyArtistHabitsAm

I had been attempting novels since I was 14 but always ran out of steam. High hopes, poor craftsmanship.

Michel Faber

PoorAlwaysOutCraftsmanshipHigh

My father is my biggest literary influence. Recently, I've been looking through his letters. He was in the National Guard when I was a child, and whenever he left, he would write to me. He wrote letters to me all through college, and we still correspond. His letters, and my mother's, are one of my life's treasures.

Louise Erdrich

LifeFatherMotherChildCollegeMe

I don't do much rewriting, because each paragraph is very carefully put together.

Jayne Anne Phillips

TogetherBecauseParagraphMuchVery

The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.

Jawaharlal Nehru

PersonVirtueOwnWhoMostLeast

Ninety percent of the hands aren't shown in a poker game.

Doyle Brunson

GameHandsPokerPercentNinety

I'm a business guy. I'm not a politician.

Bruce Rauner

BusinessGuyPolitician

All the time people ask me, like, 'Oh my God, what did you do to get ready for the red carpet?' And I'm like, 'I just had Thai food.' I love to work out and do cardio and have a healthy, active lifestyle, but I also am not going to, like, freak out over food.

Ashley Tisdale

WorkLoveGodTimeFoodRed

I've always been most interested in the politics of everyday life: your relation to whatever you're doing, or what your ambitions are, where you live, where you find yourself in the social hierarchy.

Richard Linklater

LifeLivePoliticsYourselfDoing

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