J. G. Ballard Quotes

To my child's eyes, which had seen nothing else, Shanghai was a waking dream where everything I could imagine had already been taken to its extreme.

J. G. Ballard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: November 15, 1930 - April 19, 2009

Topics

EyesChildDreamNothingEverything

Everyone does what they believe they need to do in order to survive in this business, 'survive' being the operative word.

Joe Morton

BusinessSurviveBelieveNeedOrder

Texas is as alien as Mars.

Joe R. Lansdale

TexasAlienMars

Unlike Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods, Jackie Robinson never tried to convert himself into an acceptable black man.

John Gregory Dunne

ManWoodsBlackTigerNeverTried

If you can't be honest with yourself, then you can't be honest with anybody.

Michael Beasley

YourselfYouHonestAnybodyThen

One week, you can have a real heavy romance 'Chuck' episode, and the next week it can be some kind of murdery mystery. It's not like doing a procedural.

Robert Duncan McNeill

DoingMysteryWeekYouKindReal

There can be a science to joke writing, there are certainly rules and patterns that can be followed, but I think most of the best comedy goes beyond the rules.

Robin Ince

ScienceBestWritingThinkComedy

I went to watch Pavarotti once. He doesn't like it when you join in.

Mick Miller

YouWatchLikeJoinHeOnce

On the other track I got to talk with Jon Poll, my editor, and we go into more detail about the decisions we made in both the production and the post-production. So I hope the combination becomes something worth collecting.

Jay Roach

HopeDetailDecisionsWorthGoTalk

I went into performing for the community. Being backstage with your company of fellows is the best part of working in live theater. That energy, that combined focus, the synergy - it's addictive.

Jason Alexander

LiveCommunityBestFocusEnergy

Everybody goes through a lot of the same things, and I talk about those, and that's the key. You have to connect with your audience, and I might take them on a trip with me, tell them I went here and I went there and they'll go with me, you know, to hear the stories.

Chris Tucker

MeKeyYouGoKnowTalk

You read things, and they come to you, and if they speak to you at the moment and there's a voice in you that says, 'I don't know, that's risky,' or 'That's challenging,' then do it. Run at it and tackle it. And if it's bad, it's bad. You're gonna get over it.

Corey Hawkins

MomentVoiceSpeakYouBadRun

A problem shared is attention gained.

Pippa Evans

ProblemAttentionSharedGained

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