M. C. Gainey Quotes
I just have that sort of face and when I got to Hollywood in the late '70s they took one look at me and said, 'Get him a gun. You definitely should be carrying a gun,' and so a lot of it is just the way I look. I look like I'm angry and dangerous, and in fact, I'm loveable and kind.M. C. Gainey
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I'm working now on a collection of Shakespearean sonnets, about 100 of them, that I may publish if anyone's interested. My take on life is a little different from the bard's.
Jack Prelutsky -
Skin care is so much more important than makeup. Makeup is for when you're having fun and going out. But your skin is forever.
Halima Aden -
Art is about play and about transcendent meanings, not reducible to politics.
Rachel Kushner -
I'm a compulsive reader of fiction. I fell in love with novels when I was a teenager. My wife Marilyn and I... our initial friendship began because we are both readers. I've gone to sleep almost every night of my life after having read in a novel for 30 or 40 minutes. I'm a great reader of fiction and much less so of non-fiction.
Irvin D. Yalom -
Men know they are sexual exiles. They wander the earth seeking satisfaction, craving and despising, never content. There is nothing in that anguished motion for women to envy.
Camille Paglia -
Once I finished 'Sicario,' I knew I wanted to follow it up with 'Hell or High Water.'
Taylor Sheridan
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Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
N. T. Wright -
Being taken seriously, for a young writer, is a wonderful form of encouragement, but at the same time, I don't think one should ever feel like attempting a kind of artistic endeavor is beyond your scope just because of age or inexperience.
Tea Obreht -
Feeling really safe as an actor is not a great thing because you're not learning or growing.
Gabriella Wilde -
Brands like Starbucks came along and talked about their brand as itself being a community, the idea that Starbucks is what they like to call a 'third place,' which is not their idea; it's the idea of basic citizenry needing a place that is not work, that is not home, where citizens gather.
Naomi Klein -
We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.
Queen Victoria -
I think personal beliefs of everybody shape everybody.
Sam Brownback
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First time I sang, I was singing Alicia Keys in the bathroom of my mom's beauty shop. I was six.
La'Porsha Renae -
I have been interested in fashion since I was a kid. Then I lived in London, where it was more about costume and a personal statement of who you are than about fashion.
Zaha Hadid -
To me, the job of a playwright is to explore and bring to light our lives. You can't hold back; you have to give in to this. Sometimes, you say things people don't want to hear.
Ted Lange -
To be honest, I never really wrapped my mind around winning.
Webb Simpson -
A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Gary Becker -
I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation.
Patrice Leconte
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I want to produce a country album for a country singer.
Bobby Ray Simmons Jr. -
'The Fifth Gospel' is set entirely inside the Vatican and told from the perspective of a Catholic priest. I'm not Catholic myself, yet authenticity and factual accuracy are very important to me, so the novel required an enormous amount of research.
Ian Caldwell -
Before I came to Bollywood, lot of people told me that here things are not very professional, but I've had no such experience.
Rakul Preet Singh -
I'm noise-sensitive. It's always better for me if things are quiet, so I can concentrate.
Laura Linney -
When I was in the group homes, I saw some of the kids being moved into foster homes with the potential for adoption. I remember well asking a social worker if I could find a home, too. I was told I was 'too old' and 'no one wants to adopt a 16-year-old.' I felt hopeless and alone.
Angela Featherstone -
I just have that sort of face and when I got to Hollywood in the late '70s they took one look at me and said, 'Get him a gun. You definitely should be carrying a gun,' and so a lot of it is just the way I look. I look like I'm angry and dangerous, and in fact, I'm loveable and kind.
M. C. Gainey