Ricky Gervais would have you believe otherwise, but Sacha Baron Cohen is the most successful British comedian in the world. David Walliams Read Quote
A lot of time, I’d spell things in standard English instead of phonetically because I want people to understand what’s going on. It’s also very lyrical, and the great thing about lyrical prose is even when you’re not totally sure of the words, you can be swayed by the musicality of it. Marlon James Read Quote
Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline. Harriet Beecher Stowe Read Quote
Any time you have an opportunity to do something for the first time, it’s super exciting, and I just want to soak up everything, and each experience… just to say that you’ve represented your country at the Olympics, it’s such a rare opportunity. Maya Moore Read Quote
Not everything has to be ‘The Bridge’ or ‘The Wire’. Those shows are brilliant. But you have to invest your cerebellum in them. Kris Marshall Read Quote
Way back in the day, when I first started and had delusions of adequacy as a cartoonist, I would listen to music. When I switched to a career as a writer, I would try to listen to music, but if the songs had lyrics they would get in the way of the words I was trying to write. So I switched to listening to purely instrumental pieces. Alan Moore Read Quote
