There are mothers who sew for six months to make a fashion collection – someone’s grandmother, someone’s sister. We come in and get paid to walk for 10 minutes at the end. Whenever I think about that, I realise it’s not about me. I was just the one chosen to represent those women and sell the clothes. Alek Wek Read Quote
That is where the irony of the film comes off, in terms of the language it employs – where he tries desperately to be a ‘TV Dad,’ to give advice and it’s so pat it becomes ridiculous. Atom Egoyan Read Quote
When we understand the connection between how we live and how long we live, it’s easier to make different choices. Instead of viewing the time we spend with friends and family as luxuries, we can see that these relationships are among the most powerful determinants of our well-being and survival. Dean Ornish Read Quote
It’s interesting to have two totally unlikable characters as the love interests on a show. Samira Wiley Read Quote
You know, I was a kid who had difficulty speaking English when I first immigrated. But in my head, when I read a book, I spoke English perfectly. No one could correct my Spanish. And I think that I retreated to books as a way, you know, to be, like, masterful in a language that was really difficult for me for many years. Junot Diaz Read Quote
In my gap year between college and drama school, I taught art at a hospice and worked at a little coffee shop across the street from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London when everything around it was still a construction zone. Juliet Rylance Read Quote
I don’t feel tentative when I start to write. I’ve usually thought about a novel or novella for several years and created a lot of juice and density and energy by that time so by the time I get ready to go, I just let ‘er fling, you know. Jim Harrison Read Quote
I really want to make clothes that are feminine and help women look beautiful. Gianni Versace Read Quote
