#there

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass. ↗

— Fran Lebowitz

#ability #artistic #both #burning #eat

The Jewish background is not that far from the black groove. Blacks are downtrodden, Jews are downtrodden, therefore they have something in common in that affliction. Being downtrodden often makes one more empathetic and sympathetic. ↗

— Jerry Leiber

#background #being #black #blacks #common

One is just an interpreter of what the playwright thinks, and therefore the greater the playwright, the more satisfying it is to act in the plays. ↗

— Vivien Leigh

#greater #interpreter #just #more #plays

If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#dark #eyes #found #just #know

There are ways of avoiding becoming tabloid fodder and therefore giving people license to pry into your private life. And there's a distinction between being an actor and being a celebrity. You may become a celebrity through acting, but you don't need to do so. ↗

— Damian Lewis

#actor #avoiding #become #becoming #being

Being at the centre of a film is a burden one takes on with innocence the first time. Thereafter, you take it on with trepidation. ↗

— Daniel Day-Lewis

#burden #centre #film #first #first time

This is God's work. Therefore it must be triumphant. There is no place for misgiving or despondency. ↗

— Joseph Barber Lightfoot

#god #misgiving #must #place #therefore

How much do you have to pay someone to be in a George Clooney/Alexander Payne film? Nothing! Because everyone in the world wants to be a part of it. Therefore you pay nothing. And that continues until you become something they need... I'm not that kind of actor. I'm blue collar and very replaceable. ↗

— Matthew Lillard

#alexander #because #become #blue #blue collar

Language cannot describe the scene that followed; the shouts, oaths, frantic gestures, taunts, replies, and little fights; and therefore I shall not attempt it. ↗

— Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

#cannot #describe #fights #followed #frantic

You know, me winning two gold medals, going for a third one, that's nice. But being there with Mark and my sister, and my brother being the coach, it's a dream come true. It's going to be awesome. ↗

— Diana Lopez

#being #being there #brother #coach #come