I want a part playing a really ugly geek, with no make-up and my hair all tied back, so I could just be a character without worrying how I look. Emily Atack Read Quote
One of the things about being raised British in Africa is that you get this double whammy of toughness. The continent in place itself made you quite tough. And then you’ve got this British mother whose entire being rejects ‘coddling’ in case it makes you too soft. So there’s absolutely nothing standing between you and a fairly rough experience. Alexandra Fuller Read Quote
Every bit of me is devoted to love and art. And I aspire to try to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger. I just felt like a freak. I guess what I’m trying to say is I’m trying to liberate them, I want to free them of their fears and make them feel that they can make their own space in the world. Lady Gaga Read Quote
Firoz Nadiadwala is a close friend; he was the first person who asked me to direct a film for him. I would like to have him as my producer for my directorial debut. Paresh Rawal Read Quote
Of, course it always cheers a news editor when a story has what we describe as ‘legs’ therefore it, erm, runs. Kamal Ahmed Read Quote
I started out as a poet. I’ve always been a poet since I was 7 or 8. And so I feel myself to be fundamentally a poet who got into writing novels. Alice Walker Read Quote
I don’t get my inspiration from a specific source. It’s more like if you listen to a good tune, it gives me inspiration to write a better tune. Rain Read Quote
No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground. Madeleine Albright Read Quote
