J. G. Ballard Quotes
A kind of banalization of celebrity has occurred: we are now offered an instant, ready-to-mix fame as nutritious as packet soup.
Quotes to Explore
-
To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else.
-
I do remember the tour of 'Cats' in Philadelphia. I was 12 and had a stomach bug.
-
I found I could speak louder and was more comfortable if I was doing it in someone else's crazy voice.
-
It is more difficult to designate this form of conation on its practical side by a satisfactory name.
-
The combination of olive oil, garlic and lemon juice lifts the spirits in winter.
-
The conventional wisdom is that if you are gay, you cannot play the romantic straight lead in a movie.
-
My music is not just about entertainment. It is about enlightenment also.
-
I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
-
Those who know me would tell you, 'Moily can't be cowed down.' I have plans to enhance domestic oil and gas production.
-
I'm the Jerry Lewis of crime fiction.
-
I've never met a woman who thinks they've got a good enough figure - however perfect they look - which is sad, because no one else can see these perceived flaws; they're entirely internal.
-
I was always telling everyone, I want to be a broadcaster. They'd say, What, are you crazy? What, you're going to be Arthur Godfrey?
-
Wanting to be understood by an audience that didn't know Russian, I tried to paint musical pictures by emphasizing the phrasing, using voice color more boldly, and varying the shade and nuance.
-
Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about.
-
I'm not Mr. Mom, but there's just certain things I won't say anymore.
-
Growing up, I was always the small guy.
-
I said to Ruth Rendell, 'When you've written as many books as you have, it's easier.' She said, 'No dear, it gets harder'.
-
Patients are becoming aware that they're being taken for a ride by big pharma companies. They charge high prices and have never cared for India's healthcare. There are 23 million cases of cancer every year and India has a fair share of that.
-
The barometer for judging the character of people, in regard human rights, is now those who consider themselves gay, homosexual, lesbian. The judgment as to whether you can trust the future, the social advancement - depending on people - will be judged on where they come out on that question.
-
I'm a Jane Austen/Jane Eyre kind of girl.
-
In the early '90s I was floating somewhere between the Brat Pack/Andrew McCarthy/James Spader/Pretty In Pink kind of stuff and the alterna-pop look, crossed with a very distinct grunge sensibility.
-
Part of what made 'The Bling Ring' such a fun, freeing experience was that we got to wear these really over-the-top clothes we'd never pick in real life - like for the nightclub scenes, we'd have on these really short, really tight dresses. But you know what - I actually learned how to walk in heels on that set!
-
A kind of banalization of celebrity has occurred: we are now offered an instant, ready-to-mix fame as nutritious as packet soup.
