TV directing is fine because you can come in and do a TV show in a relatively short period of time, and that can pay the bills. John Polson billdirectfine Change image and share on social
Getting trapped back in the '80s, it's almost like a comic nightmare, which for me is a very real nightmare. Every time I flip through the cable, I have flashbacks. John Cusack 80sbackcable Change image and share on social
I had a lot of alone time with no brothers or sisters running around, or anything. I would just sit and imagine things, all the time. Karen Gillan brotherimaginelot Change image and share on social
The Italian prose tale had begun to exercise that influence as early as Chaucer's time: but circumstances and atmosphere were as yet unfavourable for its growth. George Saintsbury atmospherebeginchaucer Change image and share on social
The first time I came to London on my own, I was 15. I was absolutely oblivious to so many things. I had no expectations, no fears. I just came to do a National Youth Theatre season one summer. It was just brilliant. Gina McKee absolutelybrilliantexpectation share on social
The truth is, it's easier for me to write than talk... to express the state I'm in at any time. Joan Didion easyexpressstate Change image and share on social
In the early '90s, I was hired to write educational dramas about HIV and AIDS in the shantytowns. I did that for two and a half years, and then I was hired on other films. When 'Tsotsi' presented itself, I thought, 'This is not a world I grew up in, but I've spent a great deal of time writing about it and researching it in my past.' Gavin Hood 90saiddeal share on social
The circus allows one to be logical and unreal at the same time. In the circus, all is possible: there can be a man with two heads or a character with a green face. Fernando Botero charactercircusface Change image and share on social
People ask me all the time, 'What keeps you up at night?' And I say, 'Spicy Mexican food, weapons of mass destruction, and cyber attacks.' Dutch Ruppersberger attackcyberdestruction Change image and share on social
Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and then Carl sent me about eight scripts and simply I threw my idea out the window because the writing was just so good. Dick Van Dyke carlgoodidea Change image and share on social