My dad could be beyond brilliant but totally introverted. If we’re talking about computers, he’s on. Otherwise, he’s a total recluse – he stays in the house and won’t leave, and I’m like that. If I’m not working, I’m locked up in my room. Alessandra Torresani Read Quote
I’m not trying to throw six or seven pitches just to be able to strike you out. I’m trying to do it in three or four. It’s the homework and the process between starts that I really focus on to help me do that. Max Scherzer Read Quote
I can’t throw books away. My wife is always telling me to get rid of some. Matthew Macfadyen Read Quote
A successful film begins by choosing a director whose creative vision will define the choices made by everyone involved in the film. Kathleen Kennedy Read Quote
I don’t know if I am a role model, but I’ve had young kids write to me. I try to write songs that I wish I would have heard when I was younger. It’s kind of strange to think of yourself as a role model. That wouldn’t be a bad job. Perfume Genius Read Quote
Each book should be an entity unto itself, with its own structure, character, life, name. Edward Hirsch Read Quote
Maybe, early on, I had too many coaches, with three or four guys all giving different input. James Anderson Read Quote
If you grow up saying, ‘I want to be a lawyer,’ everyone says, ‘Let’s give her everything she needs to be a lawyer.’ But if you say ‘I want to be an artist or a dancer or a painter,’ it’s, ‘Oh, she’ll grow out of it.’ Angela Robinson Read Quote
I don’t think I’ve had a very interesting life, and I feel that is a great liberation. That gives me great freedom as a fiction writer. Nothing that happened holds any special tyranny over me. John Irving Read Quote
