George MacDonald Fraser Quotes

What is overlooked is the astonishing amount of history Hollywood has got right... For better or worse, nothing has been more influential in shaping our visions of the past than the commercial cinema.

George MacDonald Fraser

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: April 2, 1925 - January 2, 2008

Topics

HistoryPastBetterCinemaHollywood

I don't feel I have to acknowledge how I'm doing by an award.

Jimmy Smits

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My big break down here was working with Steven Spielberg in '1941.' It was a very small role, as Corporal Foley, who was part of the tank crew with Dan Aykroyd.

John Candy

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Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

John F. Kennedy

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Look at the Quakers - they were excellent business people that never lied, never stole; they cared for their employees and the community which gave them the wealth. They never took more money out than they put back in.

Anita Roddick

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Books are challenging and inspirational to me.

Amy Sedaris

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I used to do stuff at college. I could do voices. I could make some people laugh. I wasn't the class clown, but I knew I had this skill.

Steve Coogan

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Nice is different than good.

Stephen Sondheim

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I'm playing second fiddle to Justin Bieber - Bieber Fever is sweeping our house, and my girls have made it clear I'm no longer their favourite man.

Steven Gerrard

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You need to live life to be able to have something to draw from.

Sissy Spacek

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I've had a lot of people tell me they watched 'Old Dogs' with their kids and had a good time.

Robin Williams

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Everyone's got something that they've held onto from their childhood or from a past relationship, someone who's told you what you are, and it's leaving all that behind and living a happy life and realizing that a lot of that is inside you - really uncovering that. The story - those themes - are heavy themes that everyone can connect to.

Joshua Henry

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It's not proper for a professor to go before a class and promote one party or another. That's not academic scholarship.

Juan Cole

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