Nell Scovell (Helen Vivian Scovell) Quotes

Give me a rock, and I will roll it.

Nell Scovell

Rock

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In 1949 - my father stayed on in Shanghai after the war. But in 1949, the Communists took over the whole of China, and in fact, my father was caught by the Communists in Shanghai. And he was there for about a year until he was finally able to get out.

J. G. Ballard
- War
- Father
- Year
My dad is a comedian, entertainer, you know. He always likes to make people laugh. With me, it just depends on what mood I'm in. You get what you get.

Laila Ali
- People
- Me
- Dad
Let me go to hell, that's all I ask, and go on cursing them there, and them look down and hear me, that might take some of the shine off their bliss.

Samuel Beckett
- Me
- Hell
- Shine
It was just such a demeaning thing to do, being in silent movies. They'd call you up and tell you, 'Hey, jump off this building!' and they'd give you a hundred bucks, and you'd do it.

Parker Posey
- Up
- Movies
- Building
The thing is, any time anyone invades anyone on stage, the invader always looks really bad no matter what point they're proving - obviously that applies to myself too.

Calvin Harris
- Time
- Bad
- Myself
I've performed Schoenberg's 'Pierrot lunaire' many times.

Barbara Sukowa
- Times
- Many
- Performed