John Whitney "Whit" Stillman (Whit Stillman) Quotes
		
	 
	
		
	
	
	
		Oddly, in a sense, I still have more confidence as a director than my ability as a writer. Somehow, directing is just really easy. It's just about being really honest about how you feel about what you're seeing.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				John Whitney "Whit" Stillman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		The history of American women is about the fight for freedom, but it's less a war against oppressive men than a struggle to straighten out the perpetually mixed message about women's role that was accepted by almost everybody of both genders. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Gail Collins 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I don't want to sound corny; everyone tells you what it's going to be like to have kids and you're like, 'Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure.' And then you have kids, and in an instant nothing in the world matters except for this stranger, because this person comes into the world and in an instant all your focus and priorities becomes these kids. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Cameron Mathison 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I have invariably been in love when I haven't had the same reciprocated emotion at all. I don't choose to talk about my personal life because I believe that I don't want to, and I believe my personal life is personal. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Karan Johar 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Tradition does not mean that the living are dead, it means that the dead are living. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Harold MacMillan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Taylor Hackford 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I drove across country in my yellow 1970 VW bug (which I drove until 1986) to Los Angeles, having had enough cold weather in 5 years in Ann Arbor, and found a job within a few days. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				W. Richard Stevens 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		I feel like fashion and music relate to each other in a lot of ways. I always had to be creative: I'm a very creative person. I always liked making stuff. Apart from music, I always liked making clothes. You're able to express yourself. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Yuna 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The right diet directs sexual energy into the parts that matter. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Barbara Cartland 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The life of a character doesn't just exist between action and cut. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Walton Goggins 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I would never purposely sing a song about someone I love, I wouldn't want to embarrass them. But for someone I don't like... I would definitely do that. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Jack White 
			 
			
				The White Stripes  
			
			
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When men talk about war, the stories and terminology vary - it's this battle, these weapons, this terrain. But no matter where you go in the world, women use the same language to speak of war. They speak of fire, they speak of death, and they speak of starvation. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Abigail Disney 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I am essentially someone who comes from the theatre. I love the theatre. Unfortunately, theatre doesn't pay the bills. Only in theatre abroad, I get a wage. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Kabir Bedi