Val Guest Quotes
I used to write bits and pieces of comedy material for various comics that were at the Windmill... as well as my film job, I was under contract, I was allowed to do that and everything.Val Guest
Quotes to Explore
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I look at 'Death Proof' and realize I had too much time.
Quentin Tarantino -
There are films like 'Interstellar' where you cannot replicate the experience of seeing it in IMAX - it's an amazing film presented in a spectacular way. It really is an experience, like going to Disneyland, and you can't replicate that by watching home videos of going to Disneyland.
Ted Sarandos -
In the experience of art, time seems not to exist.
Salman Rushdie -
The most inspiring objects are books. I have about 5,000 volumes in my home library. It's an unending source of visuals and ideas.
Maira Kalman -
Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty.
Gabrielle Union -
You can have religion with spirituality. You can also have religion without spirituality.
Eckhart Tolle
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One thing I have seen over and over again in life is that there is virtually no correlation between intelligence and common sense. IQ doesn't seem to translate that way.
Vincent Bugliosi -
I am fighting my natural body shape to do what I do.
Victoria Pendleton -
I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits.
Talib Kweli Black Star -
Tim on the show does a lot of that posturing, of course, and feels sort of threatened by women. But even at that, you do see him cooking, and ultimately he's a good father because he spends a lot of time with the boys.
Patricia Richardson -
The translator's task is to create, in his or her own language, the same tensions appearing in the original. That's hard!
Manuel Puig -
Kids are naturally gifted at art from a very young age. The problem is when they get older and become self-conscious. The process should always be fun, though.
Damien Hirst
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As long as I have a heartbeat, I'm fine. So I just do what I love, and I do it the best that I can. And if it all goes away, I'll just start over.
Pardis Sabeti -
People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal.
Magnus Carlsen -
If I go out in the open ocean environment, virtually anywhere in the world, and I drag a net from 3,000 feet to the surface, most of the animals - in fact, in many places, 80 to 90 percent of the animals that I bring up in that net - make light. This makes for some pretty spectacular light shows.
Edith Widder -
I think that role model is kind of a weird thing because obviously you are, but I try to make good choices and good decisions for myself for me to have a good life. If that inspires someone else, that is great, but I think you should do good for yourself and your own happiness.
Dakota Fanning -
I don't know where my fashion sense comes from, exactly. I've always been interested in, not necessarily being unique, but not necessarily sticking to the preexisting paradigm - whether it be clothes or music or whatever.
Sam Hunt -
I hate to say it, but there seems to have been some sort of dumbing down as far as movies go.
Sam Neill
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The pop musicians often leave meaning in the dust and substitute it for cartoons. The deeper artists - the grunge artists in the world and the emoticon people - tend to leave all of the happiness out of life like it just doesn't exist.
Hal Sparks -
Music is like the other person in this film and it's really important for Orlando's character. It leads him on his journey and is with him on his road trip.
Cameron Crowe -
There's always something every night that I learn from reacting to what the audience is reacting to. You learn what to leave out, what to put in, if you need a little more comedy or more drama.
Tony Bennett -
Someone was holding up a sign for Loz that said “fast!” at random times, and there was also a weird length to every other line of chords. It just takes you by surprise when you’re listening, always wrong-foots you, I like that.
Andrew Bell -
I used to write bits and pieces of comedy material for various comics that were at the Windmill... as well as my film job, I was under contract, I was allowed to do that and everything.
Val Guest