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Ian Rankin Quotes

I am, of course, a frustrated rock star - I'd much rather be a rock star than a writer. Or own a record shop. Still, it's not a bad life, is it? You just sit at a computer and make stuff up.

Ian Rankin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: scottish
Birth: April 28, 1960

Topics

Life I Am Rock Star You Bad Rock

The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends.

Joel Osteen

Father Best Death Friends Daddy

If you don't have people that the reader cares about and stories that are gripping, you've got nothing.

Jennifer Egan

People You Nothing Got Cares About

June Carter Cash is probably my all-time favorite member of the Carter Family.

Trixie Mattel

Family Cash June Favorite Member

You can't go around chasing your own plays and showing up every time somebody does one somewhere. You just cross your fingers and hope that they're OK.

Tom Stoppard

Hope Time Showing Up You Go Own

We performers sacrifice so much for your entertainment.

Rose McGowan

Sacrifice Entertainment Your Much

You can love me or you can hate me.

Dennis Rodman

Love Hate Me Love Me You

Since the 1960s, mainstream media has searched out and co-opted the most authentic things it could find in youth culture, whether that was psychedelic culture, anti-war culture, blue jeans culture. Eventually heavy metal culture, rap culture, electronica - they'll look for it and then market it back to kids at the mall.

Douglas Rushkoff

Culture Blue Youth Media Look Find

I never found out until I went into treatment that I was bipolar.

Demi Lovato

Never Out Found Bipolar Treatment

I always wanted to make a 'James Bond' film, and they only seemed to hire British directors, and I'd made 'Swingers' - they were never going to hire me for a 'James Bond' film off 'Swingers.'

Doug Liman

Me Bond Never Always British Going

Britain has supported theocrats and dictators as long as it served British business interests, whether under Tory or Labour rule.

Deeyah Khan

Business Long Rule British Dictators

I have so many single girlfriends who fit themselves into the mold of what they think a guy's looking for. But being comfortable around men is about being comfortable with yourself. They gravitate toward confidence. Really, that is what they want to be around.