Charles Bukowski Quotes

Shakespeare didn't work at all for me.

Charles Bukowski

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 16, 1920 - March 9, 1994

Topics

WorkMeShakespeare

I learn a lot as a director from acting in other people's films and just in general.

Joe Swanberg

PeopleLearnActingDirectorJust

I talk a lot, and that is probably exhausting.

Jodie Whittaker

TalkLotExhausting

I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.

Joan Rivers

StomachThighsCoversThemFlabby

Actors' performances in films are enhanced in a million different ways, down to the choice of camera shot by the director - whether it's in slow motion or whether it's quick cut - or... the choice of music behind the close-up or the costume that you're wearing or the makeup.

Andy Serkis

MusicMakeupSlowCameraYouChoice

When I first heard about 'The Flash,' I said, 'No thanks.' I thought I'd just be running around in a union suit.

John Wesley Shipp

ThoughtSaidFirstThanksSuitJust

For women, Neo-Confucianism placed extra emphasis on chastity, obedience, and diligence. A good wife should have no desire other than to serve her husband, no ambition other than to produce a son, and no interest beyond subjugating herself to her husband's family - meaning, among other things, she must never remarry if widowed.

Amanda Foreman

FamilyGoodWomenSonWifeAmbition

It's hard to make friends as an adult. You gotta work at it, you know? You have to ask people to lunch, and if you don't know them, it's weird.

Stephanie Beatriz

WorkPeopleLunchWeirdFriendsYou

My parents always knew that I wanted to act, so it didn't really come as a big surprise. The only thing they told me was that I had to wait until I was 18 so I could get my education out of the way first.

Rumer Willis

EducationParentsMeWaitSurprise

I hope to make the process of producing my take of the Biennial a transparent and interesting one for artists.

Michelle Grabner

HopeProcessInterestingTransparent

The media, and how we're taught to read it, has a huge impact on who we become as people.

Lucy Dacus

PeopleImpactMediaBecomeWhoRead

I know being pregnant and giving birth is the most wonderful thing on Earth. I know that after you have a baby, there is a sense of addiction, a need to have another. It's biological.

Janine di Giovanni

BabyGivingYouEarthKnowNeed

I adore the incredibly tight clothing! My own wardobe's changed - I've streamlined a little bit and definitely learnt from Joan's sleekiness and tailoring.

Christina Hendricks

My OwnClothingLittleOwnChanged

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