#om

The secret of happiness is something to do. ↗

— John Burroughs

#secret #something

I am getting so far out one day I won't come back at all. ↗

— William S. Burroughs

#back #come #day #far #getting

She never envisioned a legal career for me, but she did think it was very important that I be able to support myself, and I think she would be pleased to see what has become of me. ↗

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

#become #career #did #envisioned #i

If I was going to make a broad generalisation, I'd say that I prefer the company of women. People know now that I live with Mike Figgis, but I prefer not to talk about it. On one level, privacy is important, but on another level I have no desire to deny certain things. ↗

— Saffron Burrows

#another #broad #certain #certain things #company

It helps being from somewhere other than Hollywood, not having grown up with that sense of film-making. I really wasn't exposed to that as a young woman. ↗

— Saffron Burrows

#exposed #film-making #grown #having #helps

Once you get into your stride, the camera becomes like another person in the room. It's like being in a very small theatre where there is no getting away with anything because the audience is centimetres away from you. ↗

— Saffron Burrows

#anything #audience #away #because #becomes

When your life is as precious as all our lives are, then it needs to be kept precious and looked after and treated well. And that is not something we should be sharing with a wider audience. ↗

— Saffron Burrows

#audience #kept #life #lives #looked

She was young and very beautiful, but pale, like the grey pallor of death. ↗

— Bram Stoker

#beauty

I think some people think that being on television makes you a sitting duck, but you have the right to remain private. ↗

— Amanda Burton

#duck #i #i think #makes #people

I was a complete tomboy. I loved wandering out in storms or walking on the beaches in the dark. It was a very free upbringing, and I'm grateful to my parents for that. ↗

— Amanda Burton

#complete #dark #free #grateful #i