Dan Monson Quotes
They've had different paths to travel and it's been a little different; every year is different. But as they try to create a legacy, I'm hoping that they can build off of this last month of what they've brought to this program.
Quotes to Explore
-
A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
-
I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.
-
Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.
-
When the Islamic revolution began in 1979 under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, it aroused considerable admiration in the Arab street. It presented a model of organised popular action that deposed one of the region's most tyrannical regimes. The people of the region discerned in this revolution new hope for freedom and change.
-
I am used to looking good. In a way, if I thought I looked like the back end of a bus, I probably wouldn't have done 'Strictly Come Dancing' and gone out there in public.
-
I've always been excited by rotoscoping, the technique used in films like 'Waking Life,' which fuses animation with real-life emotion. It seemed like it was a process ripe for innovation.
-
Like all of my fictions, 'Sinner' is a mirror. Look into it and you will find yourself. What you do with what you see is your choice.
-
Nobody in France would ever say 'He's a Jewish novelist' or 'She's a black novelist,' even though people do write about those subjects. It would look absurd to a French person to go into a bookstore and see a 'Gay Studies' section.
-
Often the starting point for characters, for me, is finding a little, most minor detail, and I'll go from there.
-
I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars.
-
I always think that good writers should be growing up on the brink of death - it really lets them see mortality very clearly.
-
I was playing the villain 'Falseface' on Batman, and I got wind that they were going to pay a young starlet $25,000 to be in the same episode. Well, I wasn't getting anywhere near that amount of money, so I refused to let them put my name in the credits.
-
I always joke that I want to be able to retire from boxing and still be able to look into the mirror without seeing scars all over my face. I love my sport, but I would rather not have to spend hours doing my makeup to cover up the memories once I retire.
Mandy Bujold -
I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.
-
While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.
-
'Walking Dead' has done great on Netflix, but to pay for the full output deal just to get 'Walking Dead' didn't make sense.
-
There's an explosion of Indian fiction of all kinds, from military thrillers to chicklit. I think that's exciting.
-
I do 45 minutes a day of stretching and abdominals and I lift light weights of half a kilo. Otherwise, if you strain your muscles, then you have to be quiet and stay without any exercise for a long time. I do heavier weights gradually. I'm going to become Superwoman with oil on my muscles!
-
I couldn't care less about business.
-
Whenever the subject of doing reality television comes up, I immediately disregard it, because most people don't come off well, and it's embarrassing.
-
Sure. Knock yourself out. No, really. Hammer to the head, works every time.” Claire
-
Moving forward, the most successful people in the entertainment industry will be 50 percent social and 50 percent traditional, so working with Disney and being super traditional, it brought a whole different audience to me.
-
They've had different paths to travel and it's been a little different; every year is different. But as they try to create a legacy, I'm hoping that they can build off of this last month of what they've brought to this program.
