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Wallace Shawn Quotes

Acting is an escape from the boring person that I am in real life.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: November 12, 1943

Topics

Life I Am Acting Person Escape Real

In my column series 'The Main Thing', I often talk about how Internet technology can improve the way people communicate - both within a business and between a business and its customers and partners.

Business Technology People Internet

On one hand, I am very pessimistic, but on the other hand, if I didn't believe that speaking up would do something, I wouldn't have spoken.

I Am Believe Hand Up Something Very

The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 completely crippled our Pacific Fleet.

Pearl Harbor Attack Harbor Our Fleet

I don't want to just revolve. I want to evolve. As a man, as a human, as a father, as a lover.

Matthew McConaughey

Father Man Want Human Evolve Just

Human nature is the same now as when Adam hid from the presence of God; the consciousness of wrong makes us unwilling to meet those whom we have offended.

Matthew Simpson

Nature God Human Nature Wrong Meet

The script of 'Shogun' was so tight that you could not take a word out of a sentence, you could not take a sentence out of a scene, and you certainly couldn't take out a scene without putting ripples right through the back or the front of the overall story.

John Rhys-Davies

Story You Back Right Without Out

They view massive immigration as a massive infusion of potential voters for the Democratic Party, and therefore will do nothing, absolutely nothing to stop that flow of legal or illegal entrance into the country.

Potential Legal Immigration View

Money is always an indicator of a job well done.

Money Job Well Done Done Always

I always say: 'If I'm lucky enough to be given the opportunity to work again, that's it, I'm being wheeled on, sitting on a sofa, and someone's going to feed me grapes, and I'm not getting up.'

Work Opportunity Me Someone Enough

I am an obsessive flyer, myself.

Myself I Am Am Obsessive Flyer

I'm not patient - and I'm getting more impatient as I get older - but I am disciplined about writing, and I want that on my tombstone: 'He wasn't patient, but he was disciplined.'

Douglas Coupland

I Am Writing Want More Patient Get

In a person's career, well, if you're process-oriented and not totally outcome-oriented, then you're more likely to be success. I often say 'pursue excellence, ignore success.' Success is a by-product of excellence.

Success Excellence Ignore You Career

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