Alan Siegel Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
No religion makes more use of color than Hinduism, with its blue-skinned gods and peony-lipped goddesses, and even the spring festival of Holi is focused on color: Boys squirt arcs of dyed water on passersby or dump powder, all violently hued, on their marks.
-
I'm not the type of person that is forced.
-
In my own life, I believe it was an early education in poetical metaphor that helped me to grapple with and make sense of all the difficult and traumatic things that were to come.
-
You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
-
There's such a fan base for 'Dark Shadows'. I remember watching the show as a kid, but I wasn't an ardent fan. I didn't run home from school to watch it.
-
Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.
-
'What's My Line' 1971 was a magical experience as I was still in my teens, and it was my first appearance. You know how they say you never forget 'your first'!
-
Imam Rauf and his backers have every legal right to build their extravagant Islamic center within the lethal radius of Ground Zero. But the rest of us have the right to question why they insist on doing so.
-
When people get things for free, they tend to not take them as seriously.
-
I'm not a wimpy kid at all. I don't care what other people think - I only care what I think about myself.
-
Often something more simple would be better. Sometimes I put things together - a shirt, a sweater, a jacket - and it's too complicated. I would have worn only a v-neck sweater, it would have been better. It's not the clothes but it's how you wear them sometimes.
-
The last day of your life is still going to be a day.
-
I want people to remember me as a guy who works hard.
-
I don't think that anyone seriously fears that the world can be blown to pieces all together. But what one can fear and rightly so are regional things, like in the Middle East, India, Pakistan, the Korean Peninsula, borders in Africa, etc.
-
No industry in living memory has collapsed faster than daily print journalism.
-
I think cricket is there in Usain Bolt's blood. Since I got to watch from close quarters, it was amazing to see him run up to bowl. The perfect delivery stride is understandable because he is a world champion athlete. But the manner - he loaded at the crease and then bowled the ball - left me zapped. He looked like a natural cricketer.
-
I think with every part you do, you become a better actor. I've learned from my experiences on that.
-
I am more of a suspense writer. A mystery writer solves mysteries. I am a 'high suspense' writer.
-
I was raised Catholic, so guilt shackles you from acting like a complete fool all the time.
-
At my worst, I even resented Nic because an addict, at least when high, has a momentary respite from his suffering. There is no similar relief for parents or children or husbands or wives or others who love them.
-
I remember making up songs in my head.
-
Socialism Is For The People, Not The Socialist.
-
Our government should speak a common language with the American people - plain English.
