#literal

Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say the letter kills and the spirit gives life. ↗

— Voltaire

#every #gives #indeed #kills #letter

The stage is suspension of disbelief. Film is a literal medium. ↗

— Joseph Bologna

#film #literal #medium #stage #suspension

I do not consider myself a literal genius. ↗

— Lil Wayne

#genius #i #i do #literal #myself

I will literally open my mouth not knowing what is coming out. ↗

— Leo Kottke

#i #knowing #literally #mouth #not knowing

My favorite play in drama school was 'The Bacchae.' It's about a king who literally gets eaten alive by all the women in the play in a kind of orgy - it's related to the word 'bacchanal' - and I loved that idea of animalistic chaos and following our own desires. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#alive #animalistic #chaos #desires #drama

I literally felt like a freak, which is another aspect of the role of Sally that I relate to: total outsider. ↗

— Kristen Johnston

#aspect #felt #freak #i #like

When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear. ↗

— Portia de Rossi

#disappear #i #just #like #literally

Literally, I think I've quit acting three or four times, only for a few days. Maybe for a few weeks. ↗

— Mark Ruffalo

#days #few #four #i #i think

It was really a pleasure to play someone who's literally pushed past her breaking point repeatedly. ↗

— Jeri Ryan

#her #literally #past #play #pleasure

What I'm concerned about is endless borrowing, which is going to compromise our economy not only today but in the future. Because we know the decisions we make right now really dramatically impact us in the future, and the debt is literally getting out of our control. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#because #borrowing #compromise #concerned #control