Whit Stillman Quotes

When I'm writing fiction, I read nonfiction or biographies. Now I'm watching very old movies or old foreign films. I don't immerse myself in whatever's going on in whatever area I'm working in.

Whit Stillman

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MyselfWritingNowMoviesWatching

For me, I think being a conservative means you are focused on all four key principles: strong defense, lower taxes, less spending, and defending traditional American values.

Jim Jordan

MeStrongThinkKeyAmericanYou

Home wasn't so much a house as people, family.

John Edgar Wideman

FamilyHomePeopleHouseMuch

Usually writer's block arises when something is wrong internally with the story.

Meg Cabot

StoryWrongSomethingWriterBlock

HD is not forgiving. Once you see your face for the first time in a movie cinema, you run straight to the gym.

Sondra Radvanovsky

TimeFaceYouGymCinemaRun

Every story I write starts with a dilemma or a theme. Once I am convinced that this is the issue that is perturbing my thoughts, I start to look for characters capable of representing it.

Siegfried Lenz

I AmThoughtsStartStoryLook

I began to speak well at a very advanced age - 15, 16, 17 years old. It was psychological: the trauma of war, my family and growing up on my own. I was more or less a street kid.

Roberto Cavalli

FamilyAgeWarGrowing UpSpeakKid

Relationships are hard. You're lucky if you find someone.

Diane Keaton

SomeoneYouFindRelationshipsLucky

If you make a movie that's close to your heart, it will be close to other people's.

Derek Cianfrance

HeartPeopleYouWillCloseYour

I like a basic uniform for guys. Steve Jobs is my fashion icon, because he wears the same outfit every day. If you always wear the same thing, you make a statement. Then put a bow tie on and really stand out.

Dhani Jones

DayFashionStandYouEvery DayOut

I was president of the show choir, I was kind of a geek, whatever.

Christine Woods

KindChoirPresidentWhateverGeek

Every team believes they are better after the transfer window.

Claudio Ranieri

TeamWindowBetterTransferEvery

Why blow money on a tour bus when you could get your mom a nice dress?

Brian Fallon

MoneyDressMomYouNiceWhy

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