Walter Winchell Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
The trick to acting is not to show off, it's to think the thoughts of the character.
-
If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
-
I think most writers will say that at the start of each book they think, 'I'm not sure I can do this.' But eventually, you reach a magical point where the story suddenly becomes real to you, and you become totally invested in it.
-
You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities.
-
I hate a man who always says 'yes' to me. When I say 'no' I like a man who also says 'no.'
-
All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting - even reinforcing - dysfunctional behaviour.
-
I don't even know how to define myself. I'm a person who writes. It's something I enjoy, and hopefully people enjoy it as well.
-
Schizophrenia beats dining alone.
-
I believe in civil liberties for homosexuals. I guess I'd have to say I'd draw the line at letting them teach in the schools.
-
Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.
-
My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.
-
I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't present themselves as idols; they were just doing their jobs.
-
Truth comes to us mediated by human love.
-
In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
-
It's not like I go out there to be a sex symbol. I mean, it's nice of course - but embarrassing.
-
Hollywood so often likes to make movies that are just about itself. I felt there were a lot of stories that were yet to be told in the middle of the country, and I wanted to capture some of that beauty.
-
Our goal is a title. With LeBron, we are in 'win now' mode.
-
There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game.
-
It requires genius to make a good pun - some men of bright parts can't reach it.
-
I still have my school friends who are actually friends. It's nice that they don't think much about my singing career. They think it is cool, and they are happy for me, but they don't really bother me about it. To them, I'm still just the schoolgirl from next door.
-
I've worked a lot. I don't like to watch myself. I don't go to the movies unless I have to go to the premiere.
-
President Bush said he didn't want to renew the Assault Weapons Ban because it might 'infringe on hunters' rights'. Who needs an AK-47 machine gun to go hunting? Let me tell you guys something... If it takes you 500 rounds to bring down a deer, I don't want you going to the bathroom in MY house!
-
If the opportunity is not out there for you to play it, then you don't see it.
-
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
