Emma Thompson Quotes

I don't mean being famous is a perk, because one knows that it's not necessarily a perk, but there are certain perks to being well-known and respected in one's field. Public perks. Like, I don't know, general friendliness and willingness to please, just to point out two.

Emma Thompson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: April 15, 1959

Topics

FamousKnowMeanBeing FamousOut

It's stressful when you run a company.

Jenova Chen

YouRunCompanyStressful

I was told, 'Your career's made by what you don't do,' and that always stuck with me. I drive my agent mad!

Maxine Peake

MeDriveYouCareerMadAlways

In my work at 'Entertainment Weekly,' I had written reviews and news stories about YA books and film franchises and was always moved by how smart and voracious and loyal the readers were. Everything we did got lots of attention and reaction.

Jeff Giles

WorkSmartAttentionNewsReaction

A lot of rappers are stars, but people like Drake and Lil Wayne, those are superstars.

Metro Boomin

StarsPeopleRappersLikeThoseLot

America, thankfully, is not an easy nation to commandeer.

Anand Giridharadas

AmericaEasyNationThankfully

Jefferson owned slaves. He did not believe that all were created equal. He was a racist.

Stephen Ambrose

BelieveEqualSlavesHeCreatedDid

One of my best friends since I was eleven years old is a gay man, and I knew his struggle. It was a tough life, you not accepting yourself.

Trevante Rhodes

LifeBestStruggleManYourselfYou

I really don't know what happened in reference to 'The Butler.' Mr. Daniels and I had a conversation. I had the script, the email that goes along with it in reference to the character, read the script, loved it. Then I never heard from Mr. Daniels again, and the next I saw was that Oprah Winfrey is now playing the part.

Mo'Nique

CharacterLovedConversationKnow

Always a big fan of the Browns, of course. No wonder how bad they lost or how much we froze to death out there, we still went to the games to watch them lose.

Dolph Ziggler

DeathLoseBadWonderLostGames

Mediums change you by their very existence. They do this on fundamental levels because they force you to favour certain parts of your brain over others.

Douglas Coupland

ChangeBrainYouOthersExistence

Computers can't find the unexpected, but people can when they eyeball the data.

Debra Fischer

PeopleComputersDataUnexpected

If you're going to be an academic who's involved in the world of policy, you have to be involved in the world that exists.

Austan Goolsbee

WorldYouPolicyAcademicGoing

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