Theresa Rebeck Quotes

Spielberg read the 'Understudy' and decided that was the voice he wanted to write 'Smash.' He wanted a story that had humanity and humor and high-stakes dreams.

Theresa Rebeck

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DreamsHumorVoiceStoryHumanity

I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral.

John Burroughs

HistoryFeelingMuseumGoWithout

There's no secret to working with kids. They either charm you and you can work with them, or they don't charm you and you feel you're stuck with them.

Jerome Robbins

WorkFeelYouSecretCharmWorking

Did I feel naked being naked? Yeah. Totally.

Jennifer Lawrence

FeelNakedBeingI FeelDidYeah

I'm not here to impose Sharia law, and I'm not here to have a message about disability being inspirational - I'm here to make people laugh. But when I can layer things and make people not only laugh but question, make people not only laugh but be offended... I have to do that.

Maysoon Zayid

InspirationalPeopleLawLaughI Can

The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.

Stonewall Jackson

PatriotismFightingCountryEarth

That's the thing I'm worst at: resting. I have to be forced to do it. Sometimes I think of loopholes. 'Oh, I'm just going for a walk, up a dune that's 45 degrees, but I'm walking, so it's not a workout.'

Ronda Rousey

WalkThinkWalkingSometimesResting

They had an opening. You know, it was one of those deals. I auditioned and got it in '93.

Mary Hart

YouKnowOpeningGotDealsThose

The woods that I loved as a child are entirely gone. The woods that I loved as a young adult are gone. The woods that most recently I walked in are not gone, but they're full of bicycle trails.

Mary Oliver

ChildWoodsLovedBicycleYoung

In real life, I'm not the center of attention; I'm in the back, and I listen. So when it comes to writing, I just let it all out.

Little Simz

LifeWritingAttentionBackListen

The failure to dissect the cause of war leaves us open for the next installment.

Chris Hedges

FailureWarNextOpenUsCause

I am pro-life, I believe in exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. That's my position, take it or leave it.

Chris Christie

LifeMotherI AmBelieveI Believe

Manipulating people is what's so fun about poker. I love that you can just look into someone's eyes and lie - and it's perfectly acceptable.

Cheryl Hines

LoveEyesLieFunPeopleSomeone

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