#to

When I was as you are now, towering in the confidence of twenty-one, little did I suspect that I should be at forty-nine, what I now am. ↗

— Sarah Orne Jewett

#confidence #did #i #little #now

Everything Sholom Aleichem talks about in his plays and his short stories is about people, family, man's relationship with his God, the breaking down of tradition. ↗

— Norman Jewison

#breaking #down #everything #family #god

I don't like to think that maybe I'm just getting old. I'm not too excited about watching a huge explosion. I'm more interested in people and characters. ↗

— Norman Jewison

#characters #excited #explosion #getting #getting old

I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it. ↗

— Norman Jewison

#because #best #denzel #deserved #disappointed

Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda. ↗

— Norman Jewison

#film #i #just #look #make

Michael Caine is a movie star, but he's also a great actor. I can't say that about every movie star. It's the concentration he has. ↗

— Norman Jewison

#actor #also #concentration #every #great

Well, you know the old line - to be nominated is what it's all about. I think that I've done pretty well - I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards in total, so I don't really have any complaints. ↗

— Norman Jewison

#any #awards #complaints #done #films

With most British actors, it's amazing. I think they start with the character on the outside and work in. ↗

— Norman Jewison

#british #british actors #character #i #i think

Beijing Coma took me 10 years to finish. ↗

— Ma Jian

#finish #me #took #years

The Beijing Olympics represent China's grand entrance onto the world stage and confirmation of its new superpower status. ↗

— Ma Jian

#china #confirmation #entrance #grand #new