I’ve been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors for many years before people were even aware of me in terms of audience. Viggo Mortensen Read Quote
Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. Henry David Thoreau Read Quote
Sometimes I really want to paint somebody and I don’t get a photograph that I want to work from. Chuck Close Read Quote
All of my close friends are emotional train wrecks. This is what makes our lives interesting – constantly doubting ourselves, worrying, wondering if we’ve made a mistake. Could we have done better? Are we good people? Are we bad people? Patrick deWitt Read Quote
We need a foreign policy that distinguishes America’s friends from her enemies, and recognizes the true threats that we face. Sarah Palin Read Quote
The argument can be made: Maybe you want to trust the government, but you shouldn’t because you don’t know where things are going to go in the future. Jan Koum Read Quote
Film is much more visual, a scene is typically a lot shorter, you’re dealing with a lot more characters, a lot more locations, and you’re able to rely on things that you just can never do on the stage. Beau Willimon Read Quote
I’ve always thought that I’m sexy in my own right, but not in a way that people thought was bankable. Laura Linney Read Quote