Terence
Terence
Publius Terentius Afer, better known in English as Terence, was a playwright of the Roman Republic, of North African descent. His comedies were performed for the first time around 170–160 BC. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought Terence to Rome as a slave, educated him and later on, impressed by his abilities, freed him. Terence apparently died young, probably in Greece or on his way back to Rome. All of the six plays Terence wrote have survived...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionWriter
courage brave helping
Fortune helps the brave.
loneliness my-friends left
Of my friends I am the only one left.
fate justice unfair
How unfair the fate which ordains that those who have the least should be always adding to the treasury of the wealthy.
determination men skills
The life of man is like a game with dice; if you don't get the throw you want, you must show your skill in making the best of the throw you get.
educational mind doubt
While the mind is in doubt, it is driven this way and that by a slight impulse.
silence praise enough
Their silence is enough praise.
mirrors looks example
We should look at the lives of all as at a mirror, and take from others an example for ourselves.
hotter
The less my hope, the hotter my love
halloween joy erotic
Certainly Dracula did bring a hell of a lot of joy to a hell of a lot of women. And if this erotic quality hadn't come out we'd have been very disappointed.
loss preparation important
There is the danger of over preparation, of loss of spontaneity; over rehearsal is the most terrible thing you can imagine. We do have a very close association between costume and set designer, though. And the cameraman is very important, of course.
hero red patches
One blob of red in the wrong place and the audience isn't looking at the hero, they're looking at a patch of curtain (or something similar) and your whole effect is lost.
ideas choices important
The written word is the basic of everything. Most important, the idea, and after that, the dialogue. You can rehash the dialogue as you go along, it 's disgraceful to have to do this, but now and again you have no choice.
reflection flames hands
The reflection of the flame in the glass seems to be touching the hand. And you feel the helpless fear of these dismembered parts. This sort of thing can hardly be visualized at the script stage.
joy hell
Dracula did bring a hell of a lot of joy to a hell of a lot of women.