Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Searles

I take stuff from real life and try to make a character out of it. And I try to live the world of the characters a little bit.

Gillian Anderson

I also respond very strongly to characters I have not done before ... something I can really sink my teeth into, and what's scary, and what terrifies me, because that's where I need to go.

Gale Anne Hurd

I've always been a fan of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. I like working with larger-than-life characters in fascinating worlds - places where the rules are different.

Sir Woodward

We are going to need big characters out there who can dig deep and show real fight and courage. Gareth is just such a character.

Joel Edgerton

I think the great thing about characters is the ways that they can be surprising. I mean, sometimes you think you've got a lock on a personality, even just in life, and then they'll shock you by their behavior.

Marc Guggenheim

I think it's very hard to talk about these characters in a closed-ended, sort of non-sequel way, especially characters like The Flash and Green Lantern, which have such rich, long histories.

Don Mischer

It had been kind of ignored before that. Disney would do halftime with characters dancing on the field, that kind of stuff. It's become much more intense over the years.

Joe Quesada

I think those characters are going to be around for a very long time thanks to you guys.

Michelle Huneven

It isn't as if a writer merely records life as it unfurls. Reality does not automatically transcribe as literature; real people are not shapely, compelling characters to be harvested. Charming facts and sharp observations rarely slide seamlessly into whatever narrative is at hand.

Ji-Hae Park

I would not want the limitations held by the name of a classical musician. I want many people to enjoy my music much beyond just classical music fans. I think the term, 'violinist,' keeps me distant from the audience. I want to communicate with them more.

George Thorogood

The reason it has lasted for 30 years is for one reason and one reason only: Classic Rock radio.

Herbie Hancock

I was a jazz purist at the time, I had tunnel vision about jazz and classical music,

Sheila DiNardo

Hopefully, this one will be a little different. St. E's is up 2-1 on us, but we've got the hardware from the Diamond State Classic and hopefully we'll get the hardware from here.

Kim Weston

I'm not photographing the model in the classic sense; the model is playing a part in my photographs. It's more like theater. I always work with models I know, and I let them participate in deciding how to act their part.

John Connor

I don't consider this a comedic role. I consider it a serious contribution to one of the classic ballets. I'm not sure if everyone will see it that way.

Russell Baker

Schoolteachers seemed determined to persuade me that 'classic' is a synonym for 'narcotic'.

William Friedkin

The studios mostly threw away the negatives of the classic films. They had no interest in their legacy.

Samuel L. Jackson

I've been fortunate to be in films that are classic, that are going to be around.

Carl Pohlad

Kirby's too good a guy to have something like this (stroke) happen.

Kevin Towers

Khalil is an exciting, popular player. We think he's going to have a real good year, offensively and defensively.

Herb Cytyrn

Jake is a very good skier and I wouldn't be surprised if he made it to sectionals.

Bill Walsh

I would say that we made a lot of good trades, but that may have been the best.

Jon Escamilla

I wrestled like I used to. I was good on my feet, and on top, I was getting a lot of turns.

Sean Reilly

I would view it as good news, and I would view it as information that we can use to get on with planning our lives.

Mark Bailey

I would've preferred if ours was the last shot. But we had a good look, and we had the guy shooting that we wanted to.

Billy Beane

Ken did a great job for us. We've always said that. He was a good enough manager for us to want him back before, and he's still a good enough manager to come back.

Tim Crowder

Keeping them at their average, no, I don't think that's going to be good enough to win.

Margaret Atwood

More and more I feel like a letter—deposited here, collected there. But a letter addressed to no one.

Terry Pratchett

They felt, in fact, tremendously bucked-up, which was how Lady Ramkin would almost certainly have put it and which was definitely several letters of the alphabet away from how they normally felt.

Rainbow Rowell

I might not use capital letters. But I would definitely use an apostrophe…and probably a period. I’m a huge fan of punctuation.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The lover of letters loves power too.

Karen Joy Fowler

Let us never underestimate the power of a well-written letter.

John McPhee

He liked to go from A to B without inventing letters between.

Jill Thomas

The request-for-donation letters didn't get out in time.

Bryan Callen

Compare sending someone a text message and getting a love letter delivered by carrier pigeon. No contest.

Curt Johnston

Unfortunately, it seems like there are always winners and losers with this kind of decision. They'll probably write letters to the editor, tell us how stupid we are, and tell us we don't listen to the public.

Fred Wilpon

You can't get much more New York than this.

John Catsimatidis

New York never felt the recession. New York never felt a depression.

Abbey Lee Kershaw

New York is such a versatile city, and there's always something new to discover.

Cary Fukunaga

New York is perfect for Tanizaki because it's filled with so many dark spaces.

Ringo Starr

When they come here, the English make a choice: New York or L.A. L.A. suited me better, I just feel comfortable here.

Tamara Tunie

I'm Irish on St. Patrick's Day. I'm Italian on Columbus Day. I'm a New Yorker every day.

Rita Ora

A New Yorker is anyone who has the guts to really live in the city.

Santiago Cabrera

I've been to New York a lot. I grew up in London but I'm from Chile originally.

Eddy Curry

That's just how things happened. I think in the long run, New York is going to come out on top.