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Calvin Trillin Quotes

People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: December 5, 1935

Topics

Politics Government People More Just

I never feel like I have anything. People can tell me a thousand times, 'You're the guy, you're the guy,' and I'm just like, 'We'll see when I'm on the set.'

People Me Feel You Never See

I come from Beverley in East Yorkshire, and no one there would step outside their front door, or even their back door, on a Saturday night - or any other time, for that matter - unless they were dressed to the nines.

Anna Maxwell Martin

Time Step Door Night Saturday Back

My brothers always like to believe that my father pampered me and I am spoilt. While it is not true, they felt that way. As for my dad, I could not do anything wrong. So, if I did something wrong, I would put the blame on them, and he would shout at them.

Father I Am Me Blame Believe Wrong

Why is it that the producers can do anything and get away with it, and the actors are held accountable for everything? The makers often stop actors' payments, too. Everything is in their favour in the contract.

Stop Why Everything Anything Get

Here is how I work: when I think that a film needs to have a principal theme, I search for a melody.

Work Think Search Principal Theme

Anyway, in my writing I've always been interested in finding places to stand, and I've found it very useful to have a direct experience of what I'm writing about.

Experience Writing Stand Finding

I grew up with a truck. My dad had one, so I like trucks.

Truck Up Like Had Trucks Grew

There are states with photo ID requirements that don't disenfranchise eligible voters.

Photo ID Requirements States Voters

You get so tired of having your work die. I just wanted to make something that people would actually use.

Work Tired People Die You Something

I was always raised on cowboy films, and then when I could start making choices about the movies I wanted to watch I found myself wanting to watch gangster films which were slightly more sophisticated than the baseline stuff that was in westerns.

Myself Start Choices Gangster Movies

Down South, even our vegetables have some pig hidden somewhere in it. A vegetable isn't a vegetable without a little ham hock.

Down Pig Vegetables Hidden Without

When I sold my first company at 30, I could have done whatever I wanted to do.

Done First Company Whatever Wanted

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