Elena Ferrante Quotes
We climbed slowly toward the greatest of our terrors of that time, we went to expose ourselves to fear and interrogate it.
Quotes to Explore
-
I love watching the old movies. I love Katharine Hepburn. I just adore her and everything that she stood for. I find it interesting watching the likes of Gene Tierney and those classic movies of the '40s.
-
Surprisingly, I'm not a fan of guns or anything like that!
-
Orange juice from concentrate is labeled. Food coloring Red #5 is labeled. Fish are labeled as to whether they've been previously frozen. To a consumer, there's no plausible reason why these factors should be on a food ingredient label while the presence of GMOs shouldn't be.
-
For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.
-
I really want to play a superhero. I want to take the role-model thing up a notch. I've always been a fan of movies and TV, and to be able to play the ultimate TV superhero would be awesome.
-
Literature gives us a window into other people's experiences in other places, in other times, so I thought it would be really interesting to investigate how different people had written about motherhood, and childhood.
-
Facebook now is mostly about people you know. In the future it could be about people you know less but are more important.
-
My grandfather gave me my first guitar, an old acoustic with palm trees and dancing girls painted on it.
-
When you feel totally alone in your thoughts and feelings, there's someone out there who is going through what you went through, even if it's the strangest, weirdest thing you could think of.
-
My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.
-
The idea of us telling a story where a character doesn't get everything he wants at the end is one of the relatable things - dealing with failures and missteps in life - and it's something that's so rarely dealt with in movies, especially kids' movies.
-
I love acting, but I want to explore other things.
-
Not in the mornings, I'm always so tired in the morning.
-
The truth is, there are many types of businesses that require thousands of dollars to be invested during the startup period. However, there are also many different types of business models that you can run from the comfort of your own home without having to reach too deep into your wallet.
-
Let’s say this together: 'Great me no greats', and leave this grading to posterity.
-
'All my life,' I said, 'knowledge has come to me for which I was not ready.'
-
Of all the characters I've played, I think I have more in common with that guy than with Reilly: Ace of Spies', referring to Carl Fitzgerald in Death in Brunswick.
-
I think Chris Rock at the Oscars was a great example. I thought that was intellectually hilarious. The Gap starts a war with Banana Republic... That to me was funny.
-
Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.
-
Failure isn't an option. I've erased the word fear from my vocabulary and I think when you erase fear you can't fail.
-
Fear of losing is what makes competitors so great. Show me a gracious loser and I'll show you a permanent loser.
-
I think it is better when people with their own businesses and means of income join politics as there is some degree of honesty and integrity.
-
I simply can't do one-word message replies: Yes. Ok. No. Sure. Cool. None of these are options for me. I must write something extra. Something personal. I put kisses and emoticons. Emoticons, by the way, are my very best friends. They have removed all the pressure of thinking up something personal to say.
-
We climbed slowly toward the greatest of our terrors of that time, we went to expose ourselves to fear and interrogate it.
