My son is very trendy and with-it, and he was the one who showed me ‘Gummo.’ Anita Pallenberg Read Quote
For any writer, the ability to look at a sentence and see what’s superfluous, what can be altered, revised, expanded, and, especially, cut, is essential. It’s satisfying to see that sentence shrink, snap into place, and ultimately emerge in a more polished form: clear, economical, sharp. Francine Prose Read Quote
I remember seeing the performance Samantha Morton did in ‘Sweet and Low Down’ where she didn’t speak at all, and I loved it so much because she got to do so much work just by expressing herself in her body and her face. With expressions, it wasn’t necessary to speak. I find that appealing. Alexis Bledel Read Quote
Every person has got the right to speak in public so long as it is their own point of view and it does not reflect badly on their employers, the game or other personalities in the game. Gordon Taylor Read Quote
I love David Suchet. I’m obsessed with Poirot. Then I saw him in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest,’ where he did Lady Bracknell, and he was amazing – he did it like a dinosaur, like a velociraptor. Noel Fielding Read Quote
Years ago, during a John Grisham phase, I tried to pinpoint exactly why I found Grisham’s often predictable legal thrillers quite so comforting. The best answer I could come up with was the frequency with which Grisham tells us that his lead characters are sipping coffee. When it comes to food and drink, predictability can console. Bee Wilson Read Quote
MLB has become overly active, actively involved in the game, the on-the-field game. They’re trying to run the game the way they want to and you just have to play along with it, deal with it. Paul Quantrill Read Quote
I’m very lucky, as I’ve never ever felt any pressure from any producer to lose weight, whereas a lot of actresses have. Holliday Grainger Read Quote
I agree, the world would be a better place if doctors were less enthusiastic about adopting very new drugs. Ben Goldacre Read Quote
