#or

True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. ↗

— Helen Keller

#attained #fidelity #purpose #through #true

Sometimes I really want to paint somebody and I don't get a photograph that I want to work from. ↗

— Chuck Close

#i #paint #photograph #really #somebody

I get bored talking about myself, but I can talk about the work. ↗

— Glenn Close

#bored #get #i #i can #myself

As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the bottom line. ↗

— Glenn Close

#bottom #bottom line #go #good #good writing

Organized religion: the world's largest pyramid scheme. ↗

— Bernard Katz

#organized #organized religion #pyramid #religion #scheme

I knew the term Stepford Wife, and I knew what that meant. I never read the book, and I think before I started filming I watched the movie. I thought it was very dated. ↗

— Glenn Close

#book #dated #filming #i #i think

I think there are certain actors that have that kind of energy about them, that taking over a room energy. ↗

— Glenn Close

#certain #certain actors #energy #i #i think

When you see somebody who's got a complaining personality, it usually means that they had some vision of what things could be, and they're constantly disappointed by that. I think that would be the camp that I would fall into - constantly horrified by the things people do. ↗

— Daniel Clowes

#complaining #constantly #could #disappointed #fall

For me, the whole process involves envisioning this book in my head as I'm working. ↗

— Daniel Clowes

#head #i #involves #me #process

People seem to need a likable protagonist more than ever. ↗

— Daniel Clowes

#likable #more #need #people #protagonist