James A. Michener Quotes

Very early on in life, I decided the hell with it: material things weren't for me. Christmas would come, and other kids would have all these presents, and it wouldn't bother me a bit.

James A. Michener

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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'

Zack Snyder
- Work
- Real
- Art
Most of the time, the lyrics are kind of like my secret messages to my friends or my boyfriend or my mom or my dad. I would never tell them that these songs are about them or which specific lyric is about somebody. Often, when I sit down to write a lyric, it is in the heat of the moment, and something has just happened.

Imogen Heap
- Time
- Friends
- Dad
I think, for me, Julian Schnabel set a great precedent in being able to cross over so successfully. I feel like his artwork is kind of big, grand, and bombastic, yet the films that he makes are very beautifully sensitive, and I just feel that his filmmaking sensibility is very different from his artwork.

Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Great
- Different
- Me
I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.

Warren Kole
- Up
- Problem
- Proud
All the women in my family are very dramatic by themselves. They make the biggest things out of nothing. I think that's where I learned a lot about being emotional.

Jacob Batalon
- Women
- Family
- Think
It didn't scare me to be vulnerable because I think that's when you get something great.

Rachel Platten
- Great
- Think
- Me