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Rebecca West Quotes

A copy of the universe is not what is required of art; one of the damned things is ample.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: irish
Birth: December 21, 1892 - March 15, 1983

Topics

Art Universe Copy Things Required

I have always felt an excellent rapport ever since my very first concert in Britain at Hampton Court. I have always felt understood. The British understand opera very well.

Understand First Always Opera Well

To write a story, I think you really have to open yourself up to the world.

Yourself World Story Think You Open

When I turned 16 and got my license, the Chevy Blazer was passed down from my sister, so it was very much a starter car.

Car Sister Down Got Chevy License

Canada is like an old cow. The West feeds it. Ontario and Quebec milk it. And you can well imagine what it's doing in the Maritimes.

Doing You Cow Canada Milk Old

There are stark, stark contrasts between myself and Jack Conway.

Myself Between Stark Jack Conway

There are people who say that you can't experiment... That condemns you to failure.

Failure People You Say Experiment

I think there's a mystery to drawing - to the weight of the lines. The sweep of a line around a corner to create an effect that someone is moving.

Moving Think Someone Mystery Drawing

The fact that I'm not a good musician - I throw it around, tell people that - it doesn't matter that much. It only matters to me, because I idolized good musicians. I absolutely worshiped them.

Good People Me Musicians Matter

If the goal of an actor is to tell the best story ever, there's no higher story than Jesus Christ.

Best Story Goal Actor Jesus Christ

If you look back to a picture of me when I was 12 years old, you will probably see me in a leather jacket trying to look like Elvis!

Me Picture Trying You Look Back

On one level, this was the biggest challenge out there - to make a film of this scope, in this amount of time, and to go into a different genre, essentially. Yes, I've done a vampire film, but 'Eclipse' is a very different kind of thing. This is a romantic story, which swings from a darker, more abject feeling to very pure romantic scenes.

Time Challenge Romantic Story Done

I love it when people want to interpret my books.

Love People Want Books Interpret

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