#make

Writers of historical fiction are not under the same obligation as historians to find evidence for the statements they make. For us it is sufficient if what we say can't be disproved or shown to be false. ↗

— Barry Unsworth

#evidence #false #fiction #find #historians

Uncle Junior is a criminal, which makes him a villain, so it makes people want to watch him. My whole life as an actor has been preparing for something like this. ↗

— Dominic Chianese

#been #criminal #him #junior #life

Ah, well, do I wish that we lived in a world where gender didn't figure so prominently? Of course. Do I even think about myself as a woman when I go to make art? Of course not. ↗

— Judy Chicago

#ah #art #course #even #figure

I was in television drama, which is a first cousin to the movies, and I trust myself to make the right decisions. ↗

— Lee Child

#decisions #drama #first #i #make

The more alone I am, the more focused I can get. I've written things with people, some of which I liked and others I think are total travesties. Collaborating is trying to make a piece of music and get someone else to come up with the ideas. What's the fun of that? ↗

— Alex Chilton

#am #collaborating #come #else #focused

America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy. ↗

— John Updike

#conspiracy #happy #make #vast #you

Anytime a large, emergency spending bill makes its way through Congress, the potential for mischief is great. ↗

— Chris Chocola

#bill #congress #emergency #great #large

The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some artists adventurers on behalf of us all. ↗

— John Updike

#artists #behalf #content #distinguishes #entertainers

I think you should make a movie that has an audience. ↗

— Matthew Vaughn

#i #i think #make #movie #should

Given the slow pace of Washington's bureaucracy, policymakers are often busy solving yesterday's problems. This rearview mirror approach afflicts Mr. Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress. ↗

— Fred Upton

#allies #approach #bureaucracy #busy #congress