Walead Beshty Quotes

I certainly like it if the work is beautiful, but that's a surplus effect. I can only think about that after I consider how it's made.

Walead Beshty

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WorkBeautifulThinkI CanMadeHow

I'm always happy for work and feel absolutely lucky to be on something that has continued for a couple of seasons.

Jes Macallan

WorkHappyFeelSeasonsLucky

In any field, find the strangest thing and then explore it.

John Archibald Wheeler

FindExploreFieldThenStrangest

I would go so far as to say that I mostly write terrible things. I mean, my first drafts are so appalling.

Jennifer Egan

GoSayMeanWriteFirstThings

When I was at drama school I wanted to do classical theatre. It just so happened that I did a film when I came out and I moved that way.

Andrew Lincoln

SchoolTheatreDramaWayOutFilm

Therefore they should come to the table and reach an agreement that would protect their identity.

John Hume

IdentityReachTableProtectCome

I'd like to read all of Proust.

Ann Patchett

LikeReadProust

My door was open part of the time, and part of the time I tried to get a nap and their voices annoyed me, and I closed it. I kept it open in summer more or less, and closed in winter.

Lizzie Andrew Borden

WinterTimeMeDoorSummerNap

Human memory is short and terribly fickle.

Janine di Giovanni

MemoryShortHumanFickleTerribly

We must be prepared to face our responsibilities and be willing to use force if necessary.

Dick Cheney

FaceBe PreparedForceMustWilling

Film becomes a living organism. After awhile, it begins to tell you what it needs, and you're usually best listening.

David Slade

BestListeningYouLivingTellFilm

The more control you have over your life, the more responsible you feel for your own success - or failure.

Arthur C. Brooks

LifeSuccessFailureControlYou

I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it.

Aretha Franklin

MusicLikeSomeBeyonce

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