Ethan Gilsdorf famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Subtle, funny and touching, with a striking downbeat authenticity. Director Craig Zobel is the real thing.
I think vestigially there's a synesthete in me, but not like a real one who immediately knows what colour Wednesday is.
Some men are more interesting than their books but my book is more interesting than its man.
Chum was a British boy's weekly which, at the end of the year was bound into a single huge book; and the following Christmas parents bought it as Christmas presents for male children.
As life tends to become more and more distracting, let us firmly hold on to books.
The selection of a book-plate is such a serious matter.
It comes back to the old question: How can the Bible be so wise in some places and so barbaric in others? And why should we put any faith in a book that includes such brutality?
Is it a particularly British trait to so utterly adore truly appalling men, from Tony Hancock through to Steptoe and Alf Garnett, Captain Mainwaring, Rigsby, Del Boy, Victor Meldrew and on to David Brent from The Office. The most deeply adored characters are all simply vile.
The fighter (like the writer) must stand alone. If he loses he cannot call an executive conference and throw off on a vice president or the assistant sales manager. He is consequently resented by fractional characters who cannot live outside an organization.
Mammootty sir is an idol for me.. His uniqueness in developing characters is quite amazing

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