Because I sidestepped all the stereotypical roles, in a way I’ve made a career out of not being Asian – a lot of my roles weren’t written as Asian – so there’s an impulse in me that wants to take a U-turn and play a very grounded, real Asian character, maybe an immigrant. John Cho Read Quote
I don’t think I am an icon. My team works hard on my look; I just wear what they suggest. Disha Patani Read Quote
I’ve got a short torso and long legs, so I tend to wear longer tops and things that sit on my hips. Aisling Bea Read Quote
Our mental maps are distorted by who are the ‘winners’ of history and who are the powers of today. Norman Davies Read Quote
I can’t stand Anne Tyler books, but I gobble them up. It’s like Updike – I can’t stand him either, but I read everything he writes. Caroline Thompson Read Quote
I have seen that traditional approaches to charity and aid don’t solve problems of poverty. In fact, too often they create dependence. Jacqueline Novogratz Read Quote
The subject of death is taboo. We feel, perhaps only subconsciously, that to be in contact with death in any way, even indirectly, somehow confronts us with the prospect of our own deaths, draws our own deaths closer and makes them more real and thinkable. Raymond Moody Read Quote
I’m quite good friends with the putative director, Vincenzo Natali, and I’m a big fan of his work, but beyond that, I don’t like to talk about other people’s work work-in-progress. William Gibson Read Quote
