"...how much savage coarseness is concealed in refined, cultivated manners..."

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Source : Nikolai Gogol (2011). “The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol”, p.397, Vintage

Nikolai Gogol

#Savages Quotes #Manners Quotes

“A good or great performance is like peeling an onion; in every scene you reveal another layer, something the audience hasn't seen until then. They stay involved because they are constantly learning about and discovering the character they are watching. They can't take you for granted and it keeps them hooked.”
“I've been writing every day of my life for 65 years.”
“As an action director, I always try to bring something fresh and new.”
“For me what photographers say about their photos doesn't have any importance. For me it is just enough to look at the pictures. Many times - for the boring pictures - people have to say so many things about them to show you there is something to them when many times there is nothing.”

Source : "Josef Koudelka: Formed by the World". Interview with James Estrin, lens.blogs.nytimes.com. November 19, 2013.
“I am every day more convinced that we women, if we are to be good women, feminine and amiable and domestic, are not fitted to reign; at least it is they that drive themselves to the work which it entails.”
“These people make my family look easy to get along with.”
“I wasn't aware of my dad being an actor when I was young. I remember there was an Australian children's entertainer on television called Ralph Harris and when I'd say my father was an actor, kids would say, you know, 'oh, is he Ralph Harris?' And I had to say no and then they would lose interest.”
“Surrender to a logic more powerful than reason.”

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