When I first came to Hollywood, I could not break into movies.
Fionnula Flanagan
Recitation: by Male by Female
Writers of color are given certain messages - explicit or implicit - about what they're allowed to write about or what will be successful if they write about it. And white writers are given another set of implicit and, sometimes, explicit messages.
Jess Row
ColorWhiteSometimesWillWrite
I had ballooned out to close to 400 pounds at one point. And in the '80s, we were just beginning to get on video and disco. So therefore, I did not fit in, and my record company let me go because they said, 'Look, you're just not marketable enough with the weight problem.'
Jennifer Holliday
BeginningMeProblemEnoughLookGo
One of my favorite places I've visited is Havana, Cuba. On my way home from Costa Rica, I did a week in Havana. The colors, the music, the beautiful men and the cars! I love vintage and antique cars and own a couple myself.
Megalyn Echikunwoke
LoveHomeMusicBeautifulMyself
Opera should be a place for art forms to meet. I've worked a lot with Peter Gabriel; his music isn't operatic, but he creates big, popular gatherings to which architecture, dance, and music are all invited.
Robert Lepage
MusicArtDanceArchitecturePlace
I've convinced myself - I hope I'm right - that children despair of you if you don't tell them the truth.
Maurice Sendak
TruthHopeChildrenMyselfYouTell
Police arrested two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other one off.
Tommy Cooper
PoliceEatingYesterdayFireworks
Let us tackle the big issues with bold ideas that transform Iowa to accomplish our shared mission to grow Iowa, and realize our shared vision of Iowa as the best place to live, work and raise a family.
Tom Vilsack
WorkFamilyLiveVisionBestIdeas
I think a villain who starts his morning looking in the mirror, wringing his hands, and going, 'How can I be evil today?' is not an interesting villain. An interesting villain is a person who you understand on some level, I think.
Michael McKean
MorningTodayMirrorEvilVillain
So what did influence 'Bird Box?' Well, I've had a crush on Medusa since about 1985. Maybe the book is an ode to her.
Josh Malerman
BirdInfluenceBookBoxCrushHer
For a few months when I was about 17, I smoked a small cigar because I thought it looked cool and it would get me the girls. It didn't.
Jonathan Dimbleby
MeCoolSmallThoughtBecauseGet
It can be tough as a jobbing actor.
Johnny Vegas
ToughActor
People love me. And you know what, I have been very successful. Everybody loves me.
Donald Trump
LovePeopleMeLove MeYouKnow
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