Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes

There's something peculiar about writing fiction. It requires an interesting balance between seeing the world as a child and having the wisdom of a middle-aged person. The further you get from childhood and the experience of the teenage years, the greater the danger of losing that wellspring.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: japanese
  • Birth: November 8, 1954

Topics

WisdomExperienceChildhoodBalance

Everybody feels good in their skin for about a minute a day, and the rest of the day, you're just trying to navigate your way through the sea of terror.

Jessalyn Gilsig

GoodSeaDayRestTryingYou

If you ask me about vocal technique, I don't know anything. I could never be a teacher. I just know what my teacher told me: 'Always sing with a full voice. When they tell you, less sound, more piano - no.'

Anna Netrebko

TeacherMeVoiceYouKnowNever

When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me.

Ang Lee

CharacterWomanMeStoryStrong

When you have Julio Iglesias on a song, I think that's golden.

Romeo Santos

SongThinkYouGoldenI Think

There's a lot of nuances to stand-up that you definitely see when you watch someone like Chris Rock in that his body position is also part of why the joke works.

Michelle Wolf

SomeoneYouBodyRockWhySee

In this industry, you're so used to heartbreak because nine out of 10 times, you don't get what you want. But, that one out of 10 times, you do and it's just the best feeling in the world.

Josh Lawson

BestWorldYouFeelingWantOut

Indeed, the very first resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations - adopted unanimously - called for the elimination of nuclear weapons.

Joseph Rotblat

ResolutionFirstNuclear WeaponsVery

I did all my directing when I wrote the screenplay. It was probably harder for a regular director. He probably had to read the script the night before shooting started.

Preston Sturges

NightDirectorShootingStartedHe

I'm totally active. I am just this side of hyper. I jog and go to the gym every day. When I'm on the computer, I'm reading, I'm writing, I'm never quiet. My brain is very rarely not engaged. Every now and again I will fall asleep under the parasol in the sun, but that's a rarity.

Suzi Quatro

DayI AmSunBrainWritingReading

The surprising thing is that I was not funny in high school. I was always jealous of the funny kids because they always got the girls. I couldn't tell a joke to save my life.

Seann William Scott

LifeFunnySchoolJealousMy Life

I just like to be around family.

Scottie Pippen

FamilyJustLikeAround

It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God.

Thomas Jefferson

GodMeNeighborSayInjuryTwenty

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