Armando Iannucci Quotes

I find it an easy way into writing pieces is to think what the character's voice is like, and start from there.

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• A book is not an example of 'women's writing' simply because it is written by a woman. Writing may become 'women's writing' when it could not have been written by a man.

  

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• In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external objects, does not use the sense of sight upon itself, but even our mind, which contemplates intently another's sin, is slow in the recognition of its own defects.

  

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• I made sacrifices willingly; it was what I did best.

  

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• Freud was a hero. He descended to the Underworld and met there stark terrors. He carried with him his theory as a Medusa's head which turned these terrors to stone.

  

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• It would have shown people that I was prepared to do that kind of work, although I find myself in a position now where I don't really need to and I could pick and choose the kind of characters I'd like to do.

  

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• At some point, you're going to have to be willing to take a punch for your team. If your employees or your teammates will see that you're willing to do that, they are more likely to be loyal to you, and your team is more likely to function better.

  

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• Despite the disreputable company it keeps, bismuth is harmless. In fact, it's medicinal: Doctors prescribe it to soothe ulcers, and it's the 'bis' in hot-pink Pepto-Bismol. Overall, it seems like the most out-of-place element on the periodic table, a gentleman among scoundrels.

  

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• Young people really want you to give them a road map, and they will follow it to a tee. If you tell them, 'These are the eight steps you have to take to be successful,' they will do all eight very earnestly.

  

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• As an actor, I've always said, half the audience is going to love you, half is going to hate you so just live with it. It's easier that way.

  

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• I was an escapee of childhood. I always wanted to grow up.

  

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• Whatever I think the song sounds like is what I'll name it. It's a feeling thing; it's not logical at all.

  

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• I love to design and remodel houses, from working with the contractors to picking the colours, materials, kitchen and bathroom accessories to finally what furniture goes where.

  

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• I know it might seem a little superficial, but every actor has their thing. Some people focus on the walk, but for me, it's all about the nails and the voice. Those are the two most important things.

  

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• No hero is mortal till he dies.

  

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• A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.

  

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• I'm lucky to come from a very musical family. If you put a record on and turn the volume up, there's a pretty good chance you'll have a lot of people dancing very quickly.

  

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• I've been in silly movies and romantic movies and historic movies.

  

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• I was on the improv team in high school, and after I graduated, I joined an improv company that had been established 10 years prior to me getting there. They did longform improv, and I fell in love with it. It's acting, character creation, collaborative, artistic expression and comedy - and it's scary. It was a big rush.

  

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• I never deny poems when they come; whatever I am doing, whatever I am writing, I lay it aside and attend to the arriving poem.

  

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• I find it an easy way into writing pieces is to think what the character's voice is like, and start from there.

  

  Armando Iannucci
  • Writing
  • Character