Audra McDonald Quotes
When I first was exposed to 'Porgy and Bess' many, many years ago, I was blown away by it - loved the music, overwhelmed by the production at the Met that I saw, and thought I want to play Bess someday. But I also knew they were stereotypes that were considered racist.
Audra McDonald
Quotes to Explore
A novel is not a rant.
Rachel Kushner
It's true; once you are a father, there's no turning back. Your heart strings as well as your purse strings are never again the same.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
I was so young, and making movies, going to the studio every morning at dawn was magic.
Natalie Wood
Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
Gary Larson
I've seen women afraid to stretch for things. They avoid opportunities they don't feel qualified for yet. Instead, they should grab risky opportunities that will force them to grow on the job and learn to do it.
Karen Finerman
When I was young, about 18 or 19, I read all the Dostoyevsky novels, which made me want to go to St. Petersburg. So I went, and I was so inspired.
Tadashi Shoji
We begin by stating that religion is unbelief. It is a concern, indeed, we must say that it is the one great concern, of godless man...
Karl Barth
I do believe if we opened up a comedy theater in a city, that we're going to be able to teach improv better than whoever's there already. In general, I think I could say that.
Matt Besser
On your way towards becoming a bad theoretician, take your own immature theory, stop checking it for mistakes, don't listen to colleagues who do spot weaknesses, and start admiring your own infallible intelligence.
Gerard 't Hooft
I do feel that I need to do at least one more Western - I think you need to make three Westerns to call yourself a Western director.
Quentin Tarantino
I really tried to make movies I wanted to see. I thought that if I was good enough, somebody would always need me.
Jason Patric
When I first was exposed to 'Porgy and Bess' many, many years ago, I was blown away by it - loved the music, overwhelmed by the production at the Met that I saw, and thought I want to play Bess someday. But I also knew they were stereotypes that were considered racist.
Audra McDonald
