Matthew Stover Quotes

Only human, after all.

Matthew Stover

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• It is not possible, given any degree of optimism and generosity in regard to people in general, to set a time limit on creative reflection or a limitation on the number of people involved in the creation.

  

  Earle Brown
  • People
  • Time
  • Reflection

• If your mom is still around, you're so lucky.

  

  M. J. Rose
  • You
  • Mom
  • Lucky

• I like not to feel that all my eggs are in one basket, or I get nervous.

  

  Paloma Faith
  • Like
  • Feel
  • Nervous

• I drink a lot of water.

  

  Abbey Clancy
  • Water
  • Drink
  • Lot

• You have to struggle to stay alive and be of use as long as you can.

  

  Daniel Berrigan
  • Long
  • Struggle
  • Alive

• John Mayer and Jack Johnson are two of my all-time favorites. I love Colbie Caillat and really cool, beach-y, guitar, acoustic type music.

  

  Halston Sage
  • Time
  • Music
  • Love

• I was fascinated by fairies when I was growing up, and I wanted to see one dreadfully.

  

  Laura Amy Schlitz
  • Up
  • Growing
  • See

• I've never seen anyone - and I've had the opportunity to work with some really terrific actors in my time - but Philip Seymour Hoffman is definitely the best I ever had the opportunity to work with.

  

  Mahershala Ali
  • Time
  • Work
  • Opportunity

• I always learn something from every actor I've ever worked with. I always pick something from them.

  

  Sam Huntington
  • Always
  • Learn
  • Actor

• My Ph.D. thesis problem was to determine if the DNA content of rat tissues increased if there was B12 in the diet. This problem was suggested by my adviser based on the observation that thymine could replace vitamin B12 in a lactobacillus.

  

  Irwin Rose
  • Problem
  • Diet
  • Observation

• I love 'Somebody to Love' by Queen and of course 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is one of my favorites, just because it makes everyone in the room go crazy. Everyone tries to sing along with it, and half the room gets it right and the other half gets it wrong.

  

  Faith Hill
  • Crazy
  • Right
  • Wrong

• When I was a kid, I loved 'Little Women.'

  

  Caitriona Balfe
  • Women
  • Loved
  • Kid

• I believe in people, especially suffering people.

  

  Pat Buckley
  • People
  • Believe
  • Suffering

• I had been an abject fan of Robert Stone since the early eighties, when I borrowed a copy of 'A Flag for Sunrise' to read on a plane to Rome. I was twenty-something, with a first novel under my belt.

  

  Madison Smartt Bell
  • Stone
  • Sunrise
  • Rome

• Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour.

  

  Fidel Castro
  • Men
  • Man
  • Destiny

• It's tougher for women than men in Hollywood, period, if you ask me. As with most professions, women have generally not found equality with men when it comes to income and influence. There aren't as many female directors, producers, and writers, which translates to fewer complex roles for women.

  

  Nazanin Boniadi
  • Men
  • Women
  • Period

• You know Latin people? African-American people? How our skin ages more slowly? Even though we're dramatic, we move our faces, we eat higher-fat foods, we're the ones with fewer wrinkles - it makes you wonder.

  

  Salma Hayek
  • People
  • American
  • Know

• To retire is to die.

  

  Pablo Casals
  • Die
  • Retire

• In Buffalo, you can't imagine how much people revere Fred Jackson because of his high character, his community involvement, coming from a Division III school.

  

  Marv Levy
  • People
  • School
  • Character

• Unfortunately, I like to feel a little stubble when I kiss. Women are too soft.

  

  Malin Akerman
  • Women
  • Feel
  • Kiss

• I have 120 people in my payroll without any government giving me any money. We live off the tickets and the records I sell. That is very unusual.

  

  Andre Rieu
  • People
  • Live
  • Money

• I cannot choose but adhere to the word of God, which has possession of my conscience; nor can I possibly, nor will I even make any recantation, since it is neither safe nor honest to act contrary to conscience! Here I stand; I cannot do otherwise, so help me God! Amen.

  

  Martin Luther
  • Choose
  • Conscience
  • Safe

• I think this is an exciting time to be a female filmmaker. Trust your instincts, work harder than anyone else and learn your craft. Know it all. This means learn how to shoot, edit, produce and direct. Get as much experience as you can and watch a lot of films.

  

  Alex Hammond
  • Female
  • Filmmaker
  • Instincts

• Only human, after all.

  

  Matthew Stover