#thou

I've never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. They didn't choose tragedy. Tragedy chose them. ↗

— Juliette Binoche

#characters #choose #chose #contrary #full

Violence and smut are of course everywhere on the airwaves. You cannot turn on your television without seeing them, although sometimes you have to hunt around. ↗

— Dave Barry

#although #around #cannot #course #everywhere

There were thousands of abolitionists who were free traders. ↗

— Robert Toombs

#free #thousands #traders #were #who

If there are similarities, it's simply because the same thoughts that occurred to other people also occurred to me. I'd be astonished if anyone could come up with any truly original powers that were at all interesting any more. ↗

— Brad Bird

#any #anyone #astonished #because #come

Look, it's a mainstream animated movie, and how often are those considered thought provoking? It's meant to be a great time at the theater, but it's also designed to work on more than one level. ↗

— Brad Bird

#animated #considered #designed #great #great time

Maybe we should have known that night in Denver that things that begin with plywood Greek columns and artificial smoke typically don't end well. Maybe the Hollywood stars and the glamour blinded us a little: you thought it was the glare, some of us thought it was a halo. ↗

— Artur Davis

#begin #blinded #columns #denver #end

Without naming names, I think other movies look more realistic but they feel less real. ↗

— Brad Bird

#i #i think #less #look #more

When I was a kid, I never thought about anything. Never had to think about where I was going to school or what I was going to do. I just lived minute to minute. ↗

— Larry Bird

#anything #going #had #i #just

Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation. ↗

— Bette Davis

#becomes #creation #insight #just #trade

Robert Louis Stevenson... I'm focusing on the late short stories that I was ignorant of. I always thought he was a boys' author, but he's not at all. ↗

— Jane Birkin

#author #focusing #i #i always #ignorant