#ma

It interests me to imagine characters shifting from one situation and one location to another for whatever the circumstances may be. ↗

— Jhumpa Lahiri

#characters #circumstances #imagine #interests #location

If you are carrying strong feelings about something that happened in your past, they may hinder your ability to live in the present. ↗

— Les Brown

#about #carrying #feelings #happened #hinder

My parents had an arranged marriage, as did so many other people when I was growing up. My father came and had a life in the United States one way and my mother had a different one, and I was very aware of those things. I continue to wonder about it, and I will continue to write about it. ↗

— Jhumpa Lahiri

#arranged #aware #came #continue #did

Some Indians will come up and say that a story reminded them of something very specific to their experience. Which may or may not be the case for non-Indians. ↗

— Jhumpa Lahiri

#come #experience #indians #may #reminded

After The Wizard Of Oz I was typecast as a lion, and there aren't all that many parts for lions. ↗

— Bert Lahr

#i #lion #lions #many #oz

You take on the responsibility for making your dream a reality. ↗

— Les Brown

#making #reality #responsibility #take #you

That was my one big Hollywood hit, but, in a way, it hurt my picture career. After that, I was typecast as a lion, and there just weren't many parts for lions. ↗

— Bert Lahr

#big #career #hit #hollywood #hurt

Competition is very good... as long as its healthy. It's what makes one strive to be better. ↗

— Christine Lahti

#competition #good #healthy #long #makes

After doing so many different roles, if you don't stretch yourself, there's no excitement left. ↗

— Christine Lahti

#different #different roles #doing #excitement #left

I demanded two weeks of rehearsal because to me as an actor, that's the most important time. ↗

— Christine Lahti

#because #demanded #i #important #important time