F. Sionil Jose Quotes

The heart of the theater is the play itself, how it dramatizes life to make it meaningful entertainment. To achieve depth and universality, the playwright must subject himself to intense critique, to know human character and behavior, and finally to construct art from the most mundane of human experience.

F. Sionil Jose

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: filipino
  • Birth: December 3, 1924

Topics

LifeCharacterHeartArtExperience

I'll put candles all over the room, then light then, and get to it. I call it my 'vibe in a bag.'

Jody Watley

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Fact is we went on to do other things. But we still wanted to do our success like rock'n'roll stars.

Joe Eszterhas

SuccessStarsThingsStillLikeOur

I'm inspired by films from the early '50s, especially Jean Simmons in 'The Clouded Yellow' - and by vintage swing, psychobilly gigs, sea shanties, and English folklore.

Maxine Peake

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Like, my house has a nice view, because, you know, I was on 'Friends.'

Matthew Perry

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Our form of government depends on a mutual bond of trust between the people and their government. But people have become cynical about their government.

Sonny Perdue

TrustGovernmentPeopleBondBecome

You can't buy being a rock star.

Travis Scott

Rock StarYouRockBuyStarBeing

As I've always said, preproduction is so important. When you cast the actors, you've done much of the work. Now, you may need to guide them a little, take it up or down, have them go faster or slower, but the casting process is crucial.

Robert Wise

WorkProcessYouDownSaidDone

I decided very early that I wanted to write. But I didn't think of it as a career. I didn't even think of it as a profession... It was the most exciting thing, the most powerful thing, the most wonderful thing to do with my life.

Mary Oliver

LifeThinkMy LifePowerfulEarly

There are always moments when I think about leaving skating, but when I think about that, I'm not very smart, and I'm not very pretty, and there's nothing else that stands out about me besides my skating.

Mirai Nagasu

SmartMeThinkMomentsNothingOut

The big news already broke. The file-sharing and all that stuff, it's a done deal. And I think figuring out how to make that a fair exchange for the people that make music is still an issue.

Liz Phair

MusicPeopleThinkNewsDoneFair

I don't want to get lost in everything. I just want to keep the same work ethic.

Juice Wrld

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There was a time before I felt I was a real writer, when I was a yarn spinner and I just wanted to tell story until it was over. But then there came a time where I was like, 'No, I want to understand something through writing this that I might have not understood before. I want people to come away with something to think about.'

Joss Whedon

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