Cynthia Erivo Quotes

There are days when I'm completely obsessed with Kate Bush, and there are days when I'm completely obsessed with the Eurythmics. Then it's Aretha Franklin, then it's Lena Horne, then it's Ella Fitzgerald, then it's John Legend, then it's Michael Jackson. Music, to me, is like food, so I feel like whatever I need that day, I can get from a song.

Cynthia Erivo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: January 8, 1987

Topics

MusicFoodDayMeSongLegend

I don't lead a writer's life. And I think that can be a source of suspicion and irritation to some people.

Joan Didion

LifePeopleThinkSome PeopleLead

Photography was a blessing because it filled my time.

Jessica Lange

TimeBlessingPhotographyBecause

When you have great songs that are going to live longer than the composers, everything you can do to bring those different elements and nuances out, serve the song.

Michael Bolton

LiveGreatSongYouEverythingOut

'Mom' is an emotional family drama that's also thrilling. It's the story about a mother and a daughter, their emotions, and how their lives change. Being a mother myself helped me understand those emotions better.

Sridevi

FamilyChangeMotherDaughterMyself

Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.

Roger von Oech

WorkFailureOpportunityLearnYou

It's really hard to find a love song that is real. That's when you really strike a chord with somebody, when you dig in deep and grab a hold.

Rodney Atkins

LoveSongDeepYouFindStrike

When I was younger, when I was at school, I did read a lot of fiction. I think as you get older perhaps you're interested in essays and biographies and things like that. I think it's just important to just read as much as you can.

Ronald Frame

SchoolThinkYouImportantFiction

I have high expectations of myself. I always have, always will. That will never waver. I always believe in my talent - always have.

Russell Wilson

MyselfTalentBelieveExpectations

I'm hoping to get started on a new novel.

Marv Levy

NewStartedGetHopingNovel

A man's thinking goes on within his consciousness in a seclusion in comparison with which any physical seclusion is an exhibition to public view.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

ManThinkingViewComparisonWithin

I wasn't a fanboy of horror. I didn't grow up on horror movies. I grew up loving all movies. I still love all movies, but I particularly love scary movies - as much for the culture around them as the movies themselves.

Jason Blum

LoveCultureGrowLovingMoviesUp

God knows why nobody ever learns from the preceding generation - but they don't.

Doris Lessing

GodGenerationNobodyWhyKnows

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