I can’t imagine what it would be like to write in a relaxed state. I’m going to be writing some stories for my own interest. I want to experiment with different things and see if I can approach writing with much less control and in a better psychological state. It will be like breaking out of a straitjacket. Kate Atkinson Read Quote
John Schneider’s cool. I mean, he is the epitome of cool. To be that confident without any chip on his shoulder is very hard to do, and that man just has it. To be that well-known and still be so personable and social, it’s just fantastic. Randy Wayne Read Quote
I wanted to show those characters discovering it is possible to find common ground, as they make their way through a plotline that I hope is engrossing enough to keep the reader a willing participant. Joan D. Vinge Read Quote
It’s kind of hard to retain the feminine. I have so much respect for the feminine, but it’s actually something I have to work for. Lauren Southern Read Quote
I love all Daphne du Maurier’s stuff. And just enjoying period dramas, really… wanting to do something drastically different from ‘Nighty Night’, the chance to write very different language. Julia Davis Read Quote
Human life is a combination of tragedy and comedy. The shapes and designs that surround us are the music accompanying this tragedy and this comedy. Alvar Aalto Read Quote
One of the things I have loved so much about the career that I have had is that pretty much every character I have played is diametrically opposite to the one before it. Essie Davis Read Quote
I loved Victoria Glendinning’s bio of Vita Sackville-West. I also loved Michael Holroyd’s immense biography of Lytton Strachey. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
I grew up loving watching movies, and at a certain point, I started to become fascinated with making movies. Then I went to film school, and I got to dabble with different aspects of moviemaking, and I ended up settling heavily into editing – editing was what I was really adept at, had a passion for. Lee Unkrich Read Quote
