Ayad Akhtar Quotes

I see the American experience as being defined by the immigrant paradigm of rupture and renewal: rupture with the old world, the old ways, and renewal of the self in a bright but difficult New World.

Ayad Akhtar

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 28, 1970

Topics

ExperienceWorldSelfAmericanNew

When I write about Mickey Haller as the Lincoln lawyer, I totally see Matthew McConaughey because he took that character when that character was still fairly new to me - only two or three years old - when I knew McConaughey was going to play him. He's also the same age, the right age, in comparison to the book.

Michael Connelly

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If I were to die today, I would be nervous about what people would say at my funeral. I would be happy if they said things like, 'He was a nice guy' or, 'He was occasionally decent' or, 'Mike wasn't as bad as a lot of people.'

Mike Yaconelli

TodayHappyPeopleBe HappyDieBad

My intention when I came into this industry was to be a musician, not necessarily a recording artist, just a musician in general. And that's the reason I went to college and got my degree, which has been great for me. It's helped me a lot with my career.

Jon Secada

GreatCollegeMeArtistCareerBeen

My mom has obviously had a powerful influence on my life, and her voice can describe certain things that I couldn't see in myself.

Common

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People doubted me, said I lacked skill. I'm just trying to stay consistent, use my minutes wisely, and do what I can with the opportunity.

Anthony Bennett

OpportunityPeopleMeTryingI Can

Writing 'Redeployment' shook me in ways I never expected.

Phil Klay

MeWritingNeverExpectedWays

Doing the right thing for someone else was like a tonic for me; it was like some magic ointment that made a wound disappear.

Susie Bright

MeDoing The Right ThingDoingMagic

Like most reasonable people, it saddens me when I see Americans celebrating a heritage they don't understand.

Ryan Holiday

PeopleMeHeritageUnderstandSee

You can break through old limits, past inertia and fear, to... richness of choice, freedom, human closeness.

Marilyn Ferguson

FearFreedomPastLimitsYouChoice

I use myself for each part. Naturally, it's my body, it's my soul, it's my feelings. That's the only way I know how to work. I couldn't pretend.

Lena Olin

WorkMyselfSoulMy SoulBodyKnow

I'm careful with my heart. I don't take crap from no one these days. I put my foot down. Being a woman, you deserve heaven and earth.

Kelly Rowland

HeartWomanYouHeavenDownEarth

If you heard 40 times in a day that Newt Gingrich takes the wings off of butterflies, eventually you'd believe it.

Kellyanne Conway

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