Al D'Amato Quotes
As an Italian-American, I have a special responsibility to be sensitive to ethnic stereotypes.
Quotes to Explore
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The rich don't win elections. They support the money, but what percentage of America are rich? What is it, 2 percent? But they all have one vote.
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The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.
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I don't get hung up a lot on angst.
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People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.
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In writing, I search for believability, simplicity and emotional impact.
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I do remember in high school I wanted to be a disc jockey.
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I'm not so sure I believe in dopplegangers. I just prefer to be Dane DeHaan.
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Never laugh at those who suffer; suffer sometimes those who laugh.
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I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity.
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Bad ballplayers make good managers.
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I'm taking one thing at a time. With the children and launching my solo career it would drive me to a nervous breakdown if I tried to organise a wedding on top of that.
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Listen to my voice - I sound like I'm permanently congested.
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I never, by any regard, ever denied any part of my family roots.
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I remember back in the early '70s, when I had a disastrous Grand Prix, my wife, Lynn, said to me, 'Don't worry, you're going to be a late boomer.' That's what she said to me, and I've always held that thought.
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Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.
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I think people get a sense of possibility when they're on a plane, even romantic possibility, wondering if the perfect person is going to sit down next to them or something.
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I think art comes from some sense of discomfort with the world, some sense of not quite fitting with it.
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Winning excuses everything.
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So great that John McCain is coming back to vote. Brave - American hero! Thank you John.
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Is every moment of our lives built into us before we're born? If it is, does it make us less responsible for the things we do, or is the responsibility built in too?
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I'd love to write a book and dabble in TV a little more - but only if it's right. I'm not going to go out there and beg anyone for a job.
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I don't think the way I portray mother's and son's relationships has anything to do with my age or generation. It has to do with what I lived with my own mother and what it's transformed into and the point of view it has given me on mothers and women. The way I was brought up with women. It's all about personal background.
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As an Italian-American, I have a special responsibility to be sensitive to ethnic stereotypes.
