I envy other writers who claim to have a backlog of books they'd like to write.
Erik Larson
Recitation: by Male by Female
There just aren't enough positive portrayals of Latino life in film.
Jimmy Smits
LifePositiveEnoughLatinoFilm
It's not like every director in every movie is seeking me out by any means, there are a lot of things I'm not suited for, a lot of things I'm not interested in, and a lot of things that directors wouldn't be interested in me for.
John Hawkes
MeDirectorOutThingsLikeMeans
Hollywood is just a bunch of people going around in Learjets to other people asking them if they've got any money? Well, they might have if they didn't spend it all on jets.
John Cusack
MoneyPeopleHollywoodGoingAsking
That's the way this business works: if your movies do well at the box office, you will be offered more movies. It doesn't matter if you're a nice guy or you're a prick. If your movies do well, there's a job waiting for you in Hollywood. It's not any more complicated than that.
Matt Damon
BusinessJobWaitingYouNiceWay
My mother's brother became the undersecretary of the interior for Nixon, which did cause a little drama in my family because I was going to riots and everything, but he turned out great and gave us a nice cheque for an AIDS benefit we had for the 'Serial Mom' premiere.
John Waters
FamilyMotherGreatBrotherMomOut
For me, the short story is the depth of a novel, the breadth of a poem, and, as you come to the last few paragraphs, the experience of surprise.
Amy Bloom
ExperienceMeStorySurpriseShort
I learned that life is a long and difficult road, but you have to keep going, or you'll fall by the wayside.
Steven Rodney McQueen
LifeKeep GoingRoadLife Is AYou
No matter what your political persuasion, you can find a guide that makes it quick, easy and painless to exercise your right to vote. Wanna know what a certain proposition put forth by a cadre of undisclosed billionaires which cuts funding for public education, arts and infrastructure means? Use the voting guide!
Steven Weber
EducationVotingPoliticalYouFind
In terms of the creative side of it, it's really been a thing where you come up with the funny stuff is usually at a bar or out talking to people or whatever.
Trey Parker
FunnyCreativePeopleTalkingYou
Transfer pricing is causing huge problems in Africa.
Mo Ibrahim
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He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination.
Jose Rizal
DestinationLookBackKnowNeverHe
Scheduling me is not easy, as most people know, because once I start, I don't stop.
Donna Karan
PeopleMeStartEasyStopKnow
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