The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10 times smarter, braver and more polite to be equal. So I did. Samuel L. Jackson advicebraveequal Change image and share on social
Of course you want to be good and you want to do the best you can, but I am inspired by great writing. If there's something about the script, that's what I go for, although I know that that doesn't always translate because sometimes it's about the vision of the director. Sally Hawkins directorgoodgreat share on social
You get below the Mason-Dixon line and you have some of the best music, culture, the two races, the literature, and it's so rich. Robert Duvall culturedixonline Change image and share on social
I feel that my job is to create an atmosphere where creative people can do their best work. John Frankenheimer atmospherecreatecreative Change image and share on social
There are some people who become best friends with everyone they photograph. There are people that I really like and admire and respect, but in a way I think it's better to keep a distance. I think you get better pictures of people that you don't know very well. Mary Ellen Mark admiredistancefriend share on social
The poorest parts of the world are by and large the places in which one can best view the worst of medicine and not because doctors in these countries have different ideas about what constitutes modern medicine. It's the system and its limitations that are to blame. Paul Farmer badblameconstitute share on social
The best sounds a kid will get is in a movie theater, with huge speakers, turned up loud. I always mix my music really loud. I don't care if you don't hear all the dialogue. The audience are not idiots. John Hughes audiencecaredialogue share on social
We have a large underclass in Britain, and a fairly low standard of education. Our best universities are extremely good, but a very significant proportion of the British population that comes out of compulsory schooling with very low standards of education. Nigel Short britainbritishcompulsory share on social
I've always believed that there are funny people everywhere, but they're just not comedians. In fact, some of my best comedic inspirations were not professional entertainers. Steve Martin believecomediancomedic Change image and share on social