Amor Towles Quotes
I have been writing since I was a kid. I also traveled a good deal for my work and did extended stays in places like Geneva.
Quotes to Explore
-
The gift of sobriety is clarity and a sense of connection - and travel only enhances that.
-
I've got a couple of bands that I'm working on. The one I'm really excited about, we're called London The Child. It's folky music and it's really cool.
-
I didn't audition for 'SNL.' I sent in a tape to 'SNL' the year before I started writing there, but I got the job there through doing stand-up on Fallon.
-
All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery.
-
I shall produce nothing that will offend the proprieties, whether applied to children or grownups. My pictures are turned out with clean hands and, therefore, with a clear conscience which, like virtue, is its own reward.
-
I love to smell like roses, literally all day!
-
Ever since I was a child, I would start crying seeing anyone in pain.
-
Histories are to educate so that we understand better for ourselves and for motivation.
-
To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
-
I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.
-
Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives.
-
Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
-
It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
-
The situation is quite serious - groundwater is important source for water use, including drinking water, and if it gets contaminated, it's very costly and difficult to clean.
-
Relationships can be very traumatic. But being in a healthy relationship can be very empowering.
-
In human years I am 29. In actress years I'm the ripe, promising age of 18 to 35. That's how it works here in Hollyweird.
-
I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
-
I don't follow anything blindly. I have to know the entire thing, if I have to get in to it. It might sound funny to you, but it's like using English language. I use an English word only when I know its meaning and understand its connotation. You won't hear me say, 'What's up, dude' or anything like that just for the heck of it.
-
I know what it's like to be pregnant and nervous and poor.
-
There is a danger of Scottish politics being between two sets of dinosaurs... the Nationalists who can't accept they were rejected by the people, and some colleagues at Westminster who think nothing has changed.
-
When Lady Gaga says I am her inspiration, you reach kids between 12 and 18. Now I am like a brand - jeans, Coca-Cola.
-
I don't often see the movies I'm in; I'm usually disappointed in myself and it only serves to make me self-conscious.
-
My first job was as a groundskeeper at the local ballpark in the town where I grew up. There was a lot of down time, and I got to drive tractor, so it was pretty good gig. I've also taught creative writing, dabbled in reviewing and journalism, and toiled as a screenwriter.
-
I have been writing since I was a kid. I also traveled a good deal for my work and did extended stays in places like Geneva.
