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B. D. Wong Quotes

Writing is an incredibly creatively empowering experience for me. It is the place where nobody tries to control what I'm doing.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: October 24, 1960

Topics

Experience Me Writing Control Doing

One moment you appear to be riding the crest of a wave, only to have the rug pulled away from you, bringing you back down to earth with a sickening thud.

Moment Wave You Back Down Earth

When it comes to work, there is a fear factor around meritocracy. People are afraid of being openly judged. However, when you know what you are being measured against, it's empowering.

Work Fear People You Know Afraid

Only he has the calling for politics who is sure that he will not crumble when the world from his point of view is too stupid or base for what he wants to offer. Only he who in the face of all this can say In spite of all! has the calling for politics.

Politics Stupid World Face View Say

The closing of a door can bring blessed privacy and comfort - the opening, terror. Conversely, the closing of a door can be a sad and final thing - the opening a wonderfully joyous moment.

Sad Moment Door Blessed Comfort

We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle.

Stokely Carmichael

Struggle Death Hand Aware Walks

There are others who aim at popularity under the disguise of patriotism.

Jonathan Mayhew

Patriotism Aim Others Popularity Who

We're playing at our level of ability.

Ability Playing Level Our

I think people are tired of religion and how it divides and damages people. You can name it whatever you want, Islam or Christianity, but if you have a system in which God is distant and angry all the time, and you're trying to please him through the right disciplines, it isn't going to work for everyone.

William P. Young

Work God Time Religion Angry Tired

The voice collects and translates your bad physical health, your emotional worries, your personal troubles.

Placido Domingo

Health Voice Bad Personal Emotional

I love music of all kinds, but there's no greater music than the sound of my grandchildren laughing; my kids, too.

Love Music Grandchildren Sound Kids

Teenagers talk about the idea of having each other's 'full attention.' They grew up in a culture of distraction. They remember their parents were on cell phones when they were pushed on swings as toddlers. Now, their parents text at the dinner table and don't look up from their BlackBerry when they come for end-of-school day pickup.

Culture Day Parents Dinner Look

A mental shutdown can happen when a young person is put in front of a Shakespeare play. My pieces are designed to release young audiences into the story and then creep up with the real Shakespeare, almost by stealth.

Story Person Play Young Real Up

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