"Every ten years or so, I liked to do a film about an artist - this allowed me to reflect on our own work."

“I'd like to show how 'intimations of mortality brought on by aging family members' connects with 'the hatred of mirrors that begins in middle age.”

“Can you keep secrets? Can you know a thing and never say it again?”

“Life is a game - sometimes serious, sometimes fun - but a game that must be played with true team spirit.”

Source : Shelagh Delaney (1963). “Sweetly Sings the Donkey”

“if you think it so easy to be a critic, so difficult to be a poet or a painter or film experimenter, may I suggest you try both? You may discover why there are so few critics, so many poets.”

“My goal? To test out every diet and exercise regimen on planet earth and figure out which work best. I sweated, I cooked, I learned to pole dance. In the end, I lost weight, lowered my cholesterol and doubled my energy level. I feel better than I ever have.”

“If language is to be of any use to us, then we ought to try and preserve the meaning of words, and 'god' historically has not meant the laws of nature.”

“You don't get Billie Joe Armstrong's autograph on your forehead without following your instincts.”

“Splendid,' Abbé Patin said with a sheepish grin, pulling up alongside. 'There is nothing quite so thrilling as riding in fear of one's life.”

Source : Sandra Gulland (2009). “Mistress of the Sun: A Novel”, p.79, Simon and Schuster