In the forty years of the people's republic, some of the worst historical traits were preserved in our people. These included even the common characteristics developed in the economic reality of the time of partitions in the 17th and 18th centuries. Andrzej Wajda 17th18thbad share on social
I have a hard time retaining the lines. Even on set I make mistakes but I'm okay with that. Ashley Scott hardlinemake Change image and share on social
I always used to watch 'The Daily Show,' and there were all these comedic geniuses there. I didn't know if I was going to be hired full time or not. At the beginning, I was sort of hired as a part time, on and off guy. When I first got hired - it was August 2006 - and I was working on and off, and they'd call me whenever. Aasif Mandvi augustbegincall share on social
It takes a long time to learn that a courtroom is the last place in the world for learning the truth. Alice Koller courtroomlearnlong Change image and share on social
From Borges, those wonderful gaucho stories from which I learned that you can be specific as to a time and place and culture and still have the work resonate with the universal themes of love, honor, duty, betrayal, etc. From Amiri Baraka, I learned that all art is political, although I don't write political plays. August Wilson amiriartbaraka share on social
I worked in TV for a short time and couldn't stand the fact that we'd always be filming someone talking, just giving information. Asif Kapadia factfilmgive Change image and share on social
Weirdly enough, I live in London - was born there and have lived there all my life - but I hadn't made a film in London for a long time. I hadn't found the right subject. I liked going away, to some far flung place. Asif Kapadia bearfilmfind share on social
I'm feeling more and more thoughts that aren't songs, just reflections. I'm always been very shy and in some ways a prisoner in one language and I feel that the liberation of creativity has to be in all senses. So I've been deciding to publishing something very simple but very small at the same time, nothing egocentric. Ana Tijoux creativitydecideegocentric share on social
None can less afford to delay than the aged sinner. Now is the time. Now or never. You have, as it were, one foot already in the grave. Your opportunities will soon be over. Strive, then, I entreat you, to enter in at the strait gate. Archibald Alexander affordagedelay share on social
I love '70s organic architecture. I am very influenced by the time when I grew up. Alexandre de Betak 70sarchitecturegrow Change image and share on social