#saying

Other writers, producers, and directors of low-budget films would often put down the film they were making, saying it was just something to make money with. I never felt that. If I took the assignment, I'd give it my best shot. ↗

— Roger Corman

#best #directors #down #felt #film

I've had the time to go through all the life phases with my parents, from being a bratty teenager, pushing them away, to saying later on, 'Oh my God, I can't believe what you did for me - thank you. I love you so much.' ↗

— Marcia Cross

#being #believe #did #go #god

In America, we have to learn to be patient enough to figure out what somebody is saying. Somebody might actually be saying something. ↗

— Stanley Crouch

#america #be patient #enough #figure #learn

I used to be good friends with my depression, saying oh I'm so depressed, or life is terrible. ↗

— Tony Curtis

#depression #friends #good #good friends #i

Sometimes my plot lines are so convoluted, I get calls from friends at 3 am saying; you SOB, you'll never pull this one off. ↗

— Clive Cussler

#calls #convoluted #friends #get #i

You have to believe what you say, and if you believe what you are saying, then acting is easy. ↗

— Jean Claude Van Damme

#believe #easy #say #saying #then

At this stage in my career, I don't have to take any big risks. You want to take a calculated risk, not one that leads to people saying 'yes, but there was that one time when she made that big mistake.' It's always a shame when that happens, especially if you've gotten by for decades without anything hugely tragic. ↗

— Renee Fleming

#any #anything #big #big mistake #calculated

Well, listen, you know, the Czech saying is, you know, when you are drowning you are grabbing even a little twig. That's what all Czechs were doing, grabbing for... with the hope for this little twig. ↗

— Milos Forman

#czechs #doing #drowning #even #grabbing

'Late bloomer' is another way of saying 'slow learner.' ↗

— Ben Fountain

#another way #bloomer #late #late bloomer #learner

I remember Agassi playing Federer in Basel, Switzerland in 1998, and Andre was already saying at that time that Federer would be tough. Usually at the time players are 17, you can see if they will be great. ↗

— Brad Gilbert

#already #andre #federer #great #i