Lionel Shriver Quotes

In grad school, I took a workshop with Scott Spencer, whose excellent novel 'Endless Love' had just been turned into a film. We students were in awe of his prestige. Yet Scott himself was chagrined; for good reason, he hated the movie.

Lionel Shriver

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I was shy. I was painfully shy, until fifth grade when I transferred to another school and befriended the class clown. And one day he was sick and I kinda stepped in for the class clown and I said, 'Wow, this is exciting, I'm a little bit nervous.'

Nathan Fillion
- School
- Day
- Sick
I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.

Cameron Mackintosh
- Trying
- Money
- Know
I'm very obsessed with 'The Real Housewives' franchise. It's a bad obsession.

Vanessa Marano
- Real
- Bad
- Obsession
To be honest, I think, for me, the power is always with art. The art world clearly couldn't happen without art.

Hans-Ulrich Obrist
- World
- Art
- Power
In the end, I think the majority of Romanian society will understand that if we respect environmental protection standards, if we have benefits in taxes, royalties, jobs, we should do what all the modern countries in Europe and beyond are doing to take advantage of their natural resources.

Victor Ponta
- Society
- Respect
- End
When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.

Laura Harring
- Up
- Believe
- Best