Ben Brantley Quotes
Theater criticism should be visceral, at least on some level, an articulation of that fierceness and passion. I usually do a fair amount of research before I see a show - on the history of previous productions (if it's a revival) and the creative team.
Ben Brantley
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The first job I ever had was at a pool-liner-manufacturing plant. Minimum wage was $4.25, and that's what I was making. It was this huge, hot, un-air-conditioned factory staffed with all women and me. This is in Georgia, during the summertime, so it was pretty ridiculous.
Jack McBrayer
If a division becomes insolvent, the credit markets' reaction to that is immediate - regardless of what period of time you think you have to remedy.
Walker Stapleton
I don't think I had the aspiration to be a star growing up. I loved Madonna and Bette Midler, and I had my karaoke machine and would sing their songs.
Mandy Moore
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.
Fatty Arbuckle
Knitting not only relaxes me, it also brings a feeling of being at home.
Magdalena Neuner
I think I'm a bit odd.
Tamsin Greig
For me, whenever I would see a lot of 'black films,' I didn't feel represented in it. I didn't feel connected to the characters or the situations or the humor.
Zoe Kravitz
People don't really want reality. They want theater, and that's different.
D. A. Pennebaker
I don't take pleasure in anyone's demise, really.
Larry Wilmore
And as long as people want to hear me sing, I don't know why I'd retire.
Tanya Tucker
But no, I'm still living in LA and haven't dropped off the face of the earth.
Ted Shackelford
Cultures, along with the religions that shape and nurture them, are value systems, sets of traditions and habits clustered around one or several languages, producing meaning: for the self, for the here and now, for the community, for life.
Tariq Ramadan
I have been photographing people dancing for 20 or 30 years now, and I think I will eventually do a book of dancing photos.
Martin Parr
I'm involved with a baroque opera company here in Italy. I write some of their booklet material, comments on operas. I also write for some baroque opera festivals because this music is my real passion.
Donna Leon
I grew up playing sports, and my dad was always really into that, very passionate about that, as was I, but even my passion for music far outweighs what it was for sports. That's hard for me to believe. And it's hard for me to believe that my parents' passion for music far outweighs their passion for sports, but it does.
Chris Lane
While working as a team, you push yourself forward and move outside the boundaries. It's a great thing.
Martin Margiela
Theater criticism should be visceral, at least on some level, an articulation of that fierceness and passion. I usually do a fair amount of research before I see a show - on the history of previous productions (if it's a revival) and the creative team.
Ben Brantley
