#makin

There's been a slow death in a way. On the positive side, there are films getting into the Academy Awards that wouldn't have, but on the negative side, financiers are now dominant and making all the decisions. I can't count the ways a director's vision is compromised. ↗

— Lili Taylor

#academy awards #awards #been #compromised #count

I refuse to step inside the ring and fight like a gladiator against my own. I'm not playing that game. Any woman who has survived a year or more of making music has my undying respect. ↗

— Shirley Manson

#any #fight #game #gladiator #i

I recorded that because it happened to me. I wasn't making a point. ↗

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#happened #i #making #me #point

Every story was being made up. My true friends weren't the ones speaking. It was people who never knew me, making up stories. Even my local paper put a $1,000 bounty out for information about my whereabouts. ↗

— Marla Maples

#being #bounty #even #every #friends

However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also critically examine where we are at this historical moment, recognize the many challenges ahead and reaffirm our commitment to making Brown v. Board a reality. ↗

— Ed Markey

#also #board #brown #celebrate #certainly

What is more important is finding the soul of the character, and making sure it fits well into this story. And that it be dramatic and interesting and captivating, because these people weren't entertainers, you know. ↗

— Mary Stuart Masterson

#captivating #character #dramatic #entertainers #finding

I spend my time trying to figure art out. I was brought up to believe that the way one processes information is by making it into art. That's how I live my life. ↗

— Sean Lennon

#believe #brought #figure #how #i

Making films is great. You've got 100 people around and you're all dressing up and making weird art-it's a fun group activity. ↗

— Sean Lennon

#around #dressing #films #fun #got

Making a Christmas album is looked upon by some people as the thing you do when you are heading towards retirement. ↗

— Annie Lennox

#christmas #christmas album #heading #looked #making

Through all of this lovely interviewing, and nice things people say, and the rest of it, I have learned that I am an actor. That is my profession. That is my job. That is how I make a living. So I am just out there making a living. ↗

— Melissa Leo

#am #how #i #i am #i have learned