Michelangelo Quotes

So now, from this mad passion Which made me take art for an idol and a king I have learnt the burden of error that it bore And what misfortune springs from man's desire... The world's frivolities have robbed me of the time That I was given for reflecting upon God.

Michelangelo

Quotes to Explore

I like the detail work of telling a story in small pieces, as is done in movie-making, and also the long leap of faith needed to see a theatre performance through each night. Both require focus and self-discipline.

Viggo Mortensen
- Work
- Long
- Done
The idea of interdependence is central to Buddhism, which holds that all things come into being through the mutual interactions of various causes and conditions.

Daisaku Ikeda
- Things
- Idea
- Causes
In the north we could not hope to keep the worst and poorest servant for a single day in the wretched discomfort in which our negro servants are forced habitually to live.

Fanny Kemble
- Live
- Hope
- Single
The day after I got an agent, I got called in for a role in a TV movie called 'Legion Of Fire: Killer Ants.'

Patrick Fugit
- Movie
- Day
- Fire
What I've learned is that people have a desire to talk after the first line of reporters go away, and they are no longer speaking out of shock.

Tamron Hall
- People
- Desire
- First
In orthodox film-making, you never shoot sequentially - but with improv, obviously every move you make has a knock-on effect; it is a cumulative process. I have improvised, on the non-scripted 'Timecode.' It can become entirely indulgent: actors smashing crockery and competing verbally.

Saffron Burrows
- You
- Never
- Process