#chan

My agent in Sweden used to send off interview tapes but I decided to take it upon myself and come to London to visit casting directors which is when things first started taking off for me. I love Sweden but the industry out here is quite small so when I was given the chance to go internationally I took it. ↗

— Alicia Vikander

#casting #casting directors #chance #come #decided

When you do one movie at a time, if one goes crazy and becomes successful, your life changes. But you can step back and catch your breath. ↗

— Chris Evans

#becomes #breath #catch #changes #crazy

There are all sorts of experiences we can't really put a name to...The birth of a child, for one. Or the death of a parent. Falling in love. Words are like nets--we hope they'll cover what we mean, but we know they can't possibly hold that much joy, grief, or wonder. Finding God is like that, too. If it's happened to you, you know what it feels like. But try to describe it to someone else--and language only takes you so far. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#change

When I left Barcelona, staying in Spain was an important factor in my decision to join Madrid. I did not have to change country or learn a new language, adopt a different sort of lifestyle, and so on. ↗

— Luis Figo

#barcelona #change #country #decision #did

Lighting is an essential way to change the mood of a room, especially if you can use dimmers. ↗

— Thom Filicia

#especially #essential #lighting #mood #room

It is not strange... to mistake change for progress. ↗

— Millard Fillmore

#mistake #progress #strange

There has been a huge advance in technology, which has improved the safety of the cars incredibly, but there are still some heavy crash impacts and in certain circumstances there is still the chance of fire today. ↗

— Jackie Stewart

#been #cars #certain #chance #circumstances

But at the beginning it was clear to me that concrete poetry was peculiarly suited for using in public settings. This was my idea, but of course I never really much got the chance to do it. ↗

— Ian Hamilton Finlay

#chance #clear #concrete #course #got

I started out typing and filing and answering the phones for a little nine-person firm. And that nine-person firm gave me my chance to find my own way. ↗

— Carly Fiorina

#chance #filing #find #firm #gave

It's a long time until the next election, but it starts now. And if you truly want to see things change in the direction that our country is headed, you have to stay involved. You cannot quit now. ↗

— Deb Fischer

#change #country #direction #election #headed