Mark Waid Quotes
The fun of writing established characters is that there's a rich mythology to draw from - you get to play with toys you loved as a kid.Mark Waid
Quotes to Explore
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North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.
Barbara Demick -
One of my favorite things about playing Avery Jennings on 'Dog With a Blog' is that I get to play a real teenager who deals with everyday issues.
G. Hannelius -
If I'm preparing for something and I've got a huge day the next day, I have to get into character the night before to assess the scene. I can't assess a scene unless I'm in character, if that makes sense.
Samantha Morton -
Animation is different from other parts. Its language is the language of caricature. Our most difficult job was to develop the cartoon's unnatural but seemingly natural anatomy for humans and animals.
Walt Disney -
I don't like to post fresh standup material, because I want to use it in a special. The stuff I like to post online I like to be off-the-cuff moments.
Hannibal Buress -
Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them.
Idris Elba
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I think I'm the only professional horse rider from the movie industry. Strangely, I've seen no men from the industry at equestrian events. Though I've seen some ladies like Diya Mirza and Lara Dutta at the race course. Women, by the way, make superior horse riders.
Randeep Hooda -
You can't live someone else's expectations in life. It's a recipe for disaster.
Bear Grylls -
A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.
Queen Rania of Jordan -
We need to change America's image round the world. America has lost some lustre in terms of how folks aspire to be like us.
Samuel L. Jackson -
I love people, and the hustle.
Gary Vaynerchuk -
You have a new role: family caregiver. It's a role nobody applies for. You don't expect it. You won't be prepared. You probably won't even identify yourself as a caregiver.
Gail Sheehy
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If the constitution goes, I go.
Kamisese Mara -
I didn't grow up with a mother, so I don't have that resource to rely on and ask a million questions.
Vanessa Minnillo -
Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
Oliver Goldsmith -
I have had strange animals as pets all my life. I was shy growing up, and shy people tend to interact better with animals than people. Animals are direct, not duplicitous.
Yvonne Craig -
I love it and really, really enjoy weight training. I love free weights. I find it really rewarding.
Victoria Pendleton -
The deepest and most sincere feeling I get is when I meet an artist and they have that steel in their eyes and they have that fire and that passion and all they want is to be a star and to hear themselves on the radio.
L.A. Reid
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Fifty thousand dollars' worth of cabinets isn't going to make you a better cook; cooking is going to make you a better cook. At the end of the day, you can slice a mushroom in about three inches of space, and you can carve a chicken in a foot and a half. So it doesn't matter how big the kitchen is.
Tyler Florence -
'Graceland' getting canceled was definitely a shock and disappointing for all of us. One minute it's this. The next minute it's that.
Annie Ilonzeh -
Reading these two genomes side by side, it's amazing to see the evolutionary changes that are occurring. I couldn't imagine naturalist Charles Darwin looking for stronger confirmation of his theories.
Bob Waterston -
I like telling stories with a sense of humor. But humor can also distance you from the subject you're writing about. I'm interested in using humor as a portal to something a bit more serious.
Jens Lekman -
Before it was my career, music was my hobby. I did it for fun and I suppose that would’ve continued had there been no career. Moving to Nashville to work in radio is what gave me the opportunity to meet the people who could help make the hobby a career. Odds of success are never good in the music business, but it can give you a leg up if you locate where the decisions are made…and for country music, that’s Nashville. But the best advice is to be sure you’re having fun doing it whether the career works out or not.
John Conlee -
The fun of writing established characters is that there's a rich mythology to draw from - you get to play with toys you loved as a kid.
Mark Waid