Victor Young had been hired to write the score for the dances of The Ten Commandments but he became very ill. You were then hired to write the score. But at the same time you'd written The Man with the Golden Arm score. Elmer Bernstein armcommandmentdance share on social
Immanuel Kant famously claimed that 'he who wills the ends wills the means,' but he never spent much time in Washington. Elliott Abrams claimendfamously Change image and share on social
A lady passed me a note in Australia one time that said, 'My daughter gets bullied at school because she has two moms, and you know, we told her just to tell them to watch 'Modern Family.'' Eric Stonestreet australiabullydaughter Change image and share on social
I wish I wasn't so in love, wasn't so interested, in the Internet. I wish I spent less time online and more time outside and in my head. Writing requires solitude and deep, deep daydreaming, and the Internet just kills that - its lure is toward the external; it asks you to flit from place to place. Edan Lepucki askdaydreamdeep share on social
My mum was a children's librarian, so I spent a lot of time in the library. My reading life, because of my mum's work, was evenly split between American, Canadian, Australian and British authors. Eleanor Catton americanaustralianauthor Change image and share on social
I loved 'Middlemarch,' I think that's one of my favourite books of all time, actually. Eleanor Catton bookfavouritelove Change image and share on social
Dogs are a companion species. It's about time - you have an animal for about 15, 16 years, a generation. That time holds so much. You might have had five or six relationships with human beings but one dog. Eileen Myles animalbeingcompanion share on social
I go eat a sandwich for lunch and have a milk shake and miss going to the gym for 10 days, and somebody snaps a picture of me on the beach, and all of a sudden, I've lost it. Why do I need to be perfect all the time? Eric Dane beachdayeat share on social
I go shopping maybe three times a year in an intense way. I'm like a man. Can't spend too much time in a shop. Eva Green intensemanshop Change image and share on social
The No. 1 thing the people I have spent time with in my life have done for fun is playing music. Ezra Miller funlifemusic Change image and share on social