William Faulkner Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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When you were a kid, a day was a long time and a year was a long time.
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Most people live in the city and go to the country at the weekend, and that's posh and aristocratic, but actually to live in the country and come to London when you can't take it any more is different.
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I think the most expensive thing I've bought thus far is my Rolex.
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I have an affinity for the law. I like looking at the small type on contracts, and if I could have afforded law school, I probably would have gone.
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With just one polka dot, nothing can be achieved. In the universe, there is the sun, the moon, the earth, and hundreds of millions of stars. All of us live in the unfathomable mystery and infinitude of the universe. Pursuing 'philosophy of the universe' through art under such circumstances has led me to what I call 'stereotypical repetition.'
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Well, I think it can be quite helpful to be working on a character who actually existed, historically. Of course, you might have material to study and help you create the character.
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Miracles come in moments. Be ready and willing.
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I’ve also been reminded recently that while as a society we are moving toward greater inclusion and equality for all people, the tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.
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The audience should feel like voyeurs. Their response is absolutely crucial.
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I find it hard to deliver straightforward things.
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Ninety-eight percent of all American companies have fewer than 100 employees. Over half of all Americans work for a small business. Small businesses are the backbone of our nation’s economy and we must protect this great resource.....Helping American small business is part of our movement for change and the end of politics as usual.
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I didn't know you would be here last night, but you were. We can't fight fate. Instead, we must accept that fate has given us a special opportunity.
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At the very smallest wheel of our reasoning it is possible for a handful of questions to break the bank of our answers.
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The beauty of the world of Unbreakable is that you're playing it for reality. It should never feel like a comic book movie. It feels like a straight-up drama. It's real. You're confronting the possibility that comic book characters were based on people that were real.
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True popularity is not the popularity which is followed after, but the popularity which follows after.
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Violence in real life is terrible; violence in movies can be cool. It's just another colour to work with.
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Life is what you make it... and nowhere close to making mine the best it can be.
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Even if a company is taken private, at some stage people want to make it public.
