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David Ives Quotes

Necessarily, I'm always involved in casting, as any playwright is, because the whole process of putting on a play is a collaborative, organic effort on the part of a bunch of people trying to think alike.

David Ives

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: playwright
Nationality: american
Birth: 1950

Topics

Effort People Think Process Play

I was pretty new to the Broadway world once I began working in it. I hadn't really grown up being too aware of that many shows or that many actors in shows. I was always obsessed with Judy Garland, though.

Jennifer Damiano

World New Always Up Pretty Aware

As a parent, your perspective of childhood is through the eyes of this person that you care so much about and you just want the world to be great for them. You want their life to be easy and happy.

Spike Jonze

Life Eyes Great Perspective Happy

Death became a desired option. I hoped I would hit a mine or run into an ambush and just end it all. I think some part of me wanted to join the legions of the dead, whom I had failed.

Romeo Dallaire

Death Me Think End Run Dead

I say to my friends, 'Don't just listen to the vuvuzelas; look at who scores the goals.' And this is the important thing.

Jose Manuel Barroso

Goals Friends Look Important Say

We are all bound to the throne of the Supreme Being by a flexible chain which restrains without enslaving us. The most wonderful aspect of the universal scheme of things is the action of free beings under divine guidance.

Joseph de Maistre

Action Free Flexible Guidance Throne

My son, Wolf, was born when I was past 40 and the author of a best-selling novel. That means he has grown up a middle-class child - one who sometimes asks me for stories of my childhood but knows nothing of what it means to grow up poor and afraid. I have worked to make sure of that.

Dorothy Allison

Son Childhood Past Child Me Wolf

When human beings say they have power, it always makes me laugh a little bit.

Courtney A. Kemp

Power Me Laugh Say Human Always

They were unable to stand up and say: 'Here's our policy. It's Unite the world against terrorism.'

Chris Matthews

World Stand Up Stand Terrorism Say

I try to satisfy the desires that people have to have their books personalized. That's a value, or feature, of bibliophilia that may vanish. How do you get your e-book signed? The idea of people standing in line to get my signature in their book, it's hard to turn them away.

Chris Van Allsburg

Value People Book You Try Hard

Remember: there are no small parts, only small actors.

Constantin Stanislavski

Small Remember Only Parts

Acting is acting.

Brent Spiner

Acting

I love wearing bow ties for no particular reason.

Brad Goreski

Love Reason Bow Wearing Ties I Love