George Pelecanos Quotes

What we were all always saying with 'The Wire' was that there's a whole group of people that America just sort of wants to throw away. They want to forget about them, and if they could, they'd get rid of them. They are Americans - they're worth saving; they're worth helping.

George Pelecanos

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 18, 1957

Topics

PeopleSayingAmericaWorthForget

Like, my house has a nice view, because, you know, I was on 'Friends.'

Matthew Perry

ViewFriendsYouHouseKnowNice

It's just fantastic to have someone like the Duchess of Cambridge wear the brand. I think there are often misconceptions about who the brand is for, but it's not just a 20-year-old blonde girl on the beach, and Kate is testament to that.

Matthew Williamson

GirlBeachThinkBrandSomeoneWear

I'll be with The Goat until the fall. Then I've been given three plays to look at and there have been a couple of films have come over the desk. I will probably not do either one of them.

Mercedes Ruehl

FallLookDeskThreeWillOver

I can almost always write music; at any hour of the twenty-four, if I put pencil to paper, music comes.

John Philip Sousa

MusicI CanWriteAlwaysPencilAny

The fact is external feminine beauty is highly valued, and we are constantly given the message that a slamming body is the most valuable thing a woman can possess.

Amanda de Cadenet

BeautyWomanBodyValuedMessage

I was just that kid in the family that you put on the table and watch it dance around, and you're like, 'Oh, look at that hyper kid!'

Rosa Salazar

FamilyDanceYouLookTableKid

Once you've been somebody, really, you have a career and you're a nobody anymore, and you're getting older, you're living what's called a state of shame.

Mickey Rourke

Getting OlderYouCareerLivingBeen

My parents' marriage is a gift to everyone around them - 60 years of making their kids laugh. How many parents are actually funny?

Louise Erdrich

FunnyMarriageParentsGiftLaugh

In Hollywood, only a female who's massively damaged is interesting.

Debra Granik

InterestingHollywoodOnlyDamaged

I really do think that putting expectations on a holiday is setting yourself up for failure.

Delilah

FailureYourselfExpectationsThink

What I love about America is not necessarily the American Dream but the fact that there's so much spirit of fighting to continue to dream once the dreams are broken.

Chloe Zhao

LoveDreamsAmerican DreamBroken

I don't enjoy the life of an actress, but I don't want to go into that.

Claire Bloom

LifeEnjoyGoWantActress

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