"BEFORE THERE WAS BILLY COLLINS & TED KOOSER, THERE WAS EDGAR GUEST"

-- Ron Silliman

“When I have interns, I always say, 'Handwritten thank-you notes can make a difference.' People remember that - not an e-mail, a handwritten note in an envelope.”
“I think there's often a negative associated with being passionate or geeky about entertainment, but for me, entertainment has always been a greater, psychological escape, so I think it's unfortunate when others don't appreciate the depth of passion entertainment offers.”
“I'm a religious man. I am Jewish but I believe in all religions. I believe in God and see him as an old man with a big white beard and pray to him every day for a few minutes.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Personally, all I ever want to be wearing are jeans.”
“Turning something upside-down elicits a reversal of content and pointing a steeple into the ground directs it to hell as opposed to heaven.”
“Youâ€™re the one always beside me when a bomb going to explode.”
“What I love the most about surfing is that it's my first love. It's the first thing I can remember being consumed by.”
“The improviser has to understand that his first skill lies in releasing his partnerâ€™s imagination.”

Source : Keith Johnstone (1981). “Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre”, p.93, Routledge

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