Samantha Bond Quotes
It's always been a dream of mine to be Ginger Rogers or Cyd Charisse, and here I am performing alongside Robert Lindsay and being directed by a major Broadway producer. Who said dreams don't come true?
Quotes to Explore
-
I have run two Olympic 'A' standard times over the past 12 months and with the time I ran at the African Championships last week I know my speed and fitness are constantly improving so that I will peak in time for the Olympics.
-
We are professionals. We know when we're playing badly, so if you have a poor game, you work in training to put things right so form comes back.
-
Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.
-
If somebody says they really like my playing I say thanks a lot.
-
I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
-
I've performed Schoenberg's 'Pierrot lunaire' many times.
-
Many of the issues we face in dealing with rapid climate change are well suited to an engineering mind.
-
I think in life, if you continue to challenge yourself, you can pride yourself in what you continuously accomplish.
-
I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
-
A lot of people don't like me.
-
People who honestly mean to be true really contradict themselves much more rarely than those who try to be 'consistent'.
-
The Fiction Writer's Co-op has 51 members, from celebrated NYT bestsellers to promising newcomers, and a waiting list.
-
Likings arise when one has no earthly reason for liking - the most wildly improbable marriages and uncommon friendship.
-
Steve Jobs changed my life. He also changed the life of every designer.
-
My mother's kitchen was built to be the focal point of our house. I got into the kitchen often as a child.
-
A bicycle has transformed my experience of London.
-
When I get dolled up to go out, men turn their heads and I'm used to it. But I think all women are sexy and should embrace that side of themselves.
-
People prefer doing films. That is not the case with me. I don't do theatre because I have to but because it makes me feel alive. I enjoy the whole process of rehearsing, though repetition can make it tedious.
-
You can only do so much theatre.
-
I'm a serial monogamist and would never dream of being as predatory as some of the women I've played. I can actually be a bit shy.
-
Starting in the third grade, my dad had me read the 'Denver Post.' I had to discuss two articles with him before dinner, and we would also watch '60 Minutes' together.
-
Americans must place greater emphasis on the more subtle dimensions of national power, such as innovation, education, the balance of force and diplomacy, and the quality of political leadership.
-
It's always been a dream of mine to be Ginger Rogers or Cyd Charisse, and here I am performing alongside Robert Lindsay and being directed by a major Broadway producer. Who said dreams don't come true?
