#act

I think that you can fall into bad habits with comedy... It's a tightrope to stay true to the character, true to the irony, and allow the irony to happen. ↗

— Ben Kingsley

#bad #bad habits #character #comedy #fall

Like anything else that happens on its own, the act of writing is beyond currency. Money is great stuff to have, but when it comes to the act of creation, the best thing is not to think of money too much. It constipates the whole process. ↗

— Stephen King

#anything #best #beyond #comes #creation

We've switched from a culture that was interested in manufacturing, economics, politics - trying to play a serious part in the world - to a culture that's really entertainment-based. ↗

— Stephen King

#economics #interested #manufacturing #part #play

I think if I were to go back on stage I might be in great danger of acting. ↗

— Ben Kingsley

#back #danger #go #great #i

Far more has been accomplished for the welfare and progress of mankind by preventing bad actions than by doing good ones. ↗

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

#actions #bad #been #doing #doing good

Just when we most need to be clearheaded, in order to face the hard facts before us, there is all too frequently a very real inclination to give way to dangerous tendencies merely as an escape from realities. ↗

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

#dangerous #escape #face #facts #frequently

No one will deny that the excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic beverages would do more than any other single factor to make impossible a total war effort. ↗

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

#alcoholic #alcoholic beverages #any #beverages #deny

Since the outbreak of war, there has been in our country a steady increase in the consumption of spirits, wine and beer. It is estimated that in dollar volume, the annual outlay is now practically double what it was before the war. ↗

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

#been #beer #before #consumption #country

Secular writers can tell a story about the physical, the emotional, and the intellectual parts of a character. But no matter how well they tell the story, they miss a facet that is innately part of all of us - the spiritual. ↗

— Karen Kingsbury

#character #emotional #facet #how #innately

I always try to find something I admire about every character I play. ↗

— Ben Kingsley

#admire #always #character #every #find