Lloyd Alexander Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.
-
Who cares and remembers if my last film was a success? I need to work harder.
-
I think the most important element of a power outfit is proper fit. The one item to focus on is a suit. If it's the right fit, you could wear it with a T-shirt and still convey the positive message.
-
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.
-
I grew up playing basketball and baseball. I've always been active because my dad played professional football, so sports and working out have always been a part of my life.
-
People deal with models like they are children. They think they can pull one over on you. It's actually funny. I'm always like, I'm about to pull something on you, and you're so focused on thinking I'm dumb, you're not even going to know.
-
I don't believe in strong-arming people.
-
The future ain't what it used to be.
-
And it just made me realize again because I have know it for some time, that you never get comfortable in this. No matter who you are. No matter who... how successful you are.
-
The game has given me so much, and I tried to give so much back to the people who have showed me so much love day after day.
-
Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
-
I do have the personnel that we use in the back of my head when I'm working, but I also don't want to limit myself.
-
Although Ronald Reagan was somebody I disagreed with on most ideological things, he was a friend of mine, and he was a very, very likable man. Ronald Reagan, for instance, was maybe more able to get the very rich to do the right thing sometimes.
-
I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
-
I did a B.A. with a major in fine arts and a minor in psychology. I wanted to become a teacher or do art therapy for the elderly. But then I realised I wanted to travel instead.
-
I don't want to be someone else.
-
In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
-
I'm the girl who - I call it girl-next-door-itis - the hot guy is friends with and gets all his relationship advice from but never considers dating.
-
My son, Walker, has a band called The Dust Busters. You know, he plays banjo, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin, so a lot of my interest in that kind of music comes from him constantly listening to this stuff. He's taught me the history of it. It's remarkable how these young kids are now turned on to more traditional old-time music.
-
We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension.
-
When I'm playing in the band, I'm sweating - giving 120 percent.
-
Essentially what's going to determine how you succeed in New York is how people feel about the space, how delicious the food is, how they perceive the value and, most important of all, how they feel treated. My understanding is Stephen Starr is exceptionally good at all of this and his ability to create a transporting experience.
-
The muse in charge of fantasy wears good, sensible shoes.
