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Barry Levinson Quotes

I never really wanted to be an actor. And that was the beginning of it, I began to write things down and eventually became a writer on a television show.

Barry Levinson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: american
Birth: April 6, 1922

Topics

Beginning Television Down Actor Show

'Blood Feast' is my favorite of Lewis' films. When we shot 'Serial Mom,' and I showed them the infamous tongue scene, one of the female crew members said, 'I hate when a guy does that.'

John Waters

Hate Mom Tongue Said Blood Guy

Hard work eliminates fear. That's how I think.

Romelu Lukaku

Work Hard Work Fear Think Hard How

What Stieg Larsson was up to - it was the Swedish guilt over World War II. All of our neighbors had the most terrible experiences with the bad forces, but Sweden didn't. I think we use the thrillers in a different way. We never write a thriller like 'Who is the murderer?' The big question in most of our thrillers is... 'Why?'

Michael Nyqvist

War World Think Guilt Bad Why

I'm not that worried about war. Insecurity is the word I would use - insecurity and tension and conflict. I thought civilized people had abandoned wars. Sometimes people don't make rational decisions.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

War People Conflict Insecurity

Contention is inseparable from creating knowledge. It is not contention we should try to avoid, but discourses that attempt to suppress contention.

Joyce Appleby

Knowledge Creating Try Avoid Attempt

When I was 13, I used to go to a jazz club. The owner of the club became my first business manager. She was very gutsy and had a lot of friends, one of whom happened to be the head of jazz at Columbia at the time. That's how it all began.

Johnny Mathis

Business Time Friends Manager Jazz

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

Democritus

Man Rich Poor Poor Man Little Makes

At Thanksgiving, I always start at the top of my list and say I'm grateful for friends, family, and good health. Then I get more superficial... like being thankful for my Louboutins.

Christie Brinkley

Family Good Good Health Health Start

I have this nook at Milk Bar that's my office, and my desk was just full of every box of Kellogg's cereal, and at different times during the day, I would open up a box, eat a bowl of cereal, and I live in a world of Post-it notes, so I would leave tasting notes on all the cereal.

Christina Tosi

Live Day World Desk Milk Office

You can scream at me, call me for a shoot at midnight, keep me waiting for hours - as long as what ends up on the screen is perfect.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Waiting Me Long You Perfect Up

Omniscient, omnipotent, omnivorous and omnipresent all begin with Om.

Ashwin Sanghi

Begin Omniscient Omnipotent

I'm a massive control freak.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Control Freak Control Freak Massive