"I had two chances to fail [working for Disney]. The first one, they said was "too juvenile." The second one was,they give you general areas to work in. They said, "Set 'My Fair Lady' in ancient Egypt."I came up with this idea about an Egyptian princess, and I gave her, as a sidekick, a little scarab. I had a telephone meeting with the executive "handling" me, and he said, "I looked over the notes. Very cute. But lose the beetle.Beetles don't talk." Well, how do you answer that? I said, "Excuse me just a moment, I've got a teacup calling me on the other line.""

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Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Charles Busch

#Cute Quotes #Princess Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“I've always viewed myself as a brand. When I started 10 years ago, that was very controversial. 'Marketing' and 'PR' were dirty words for the literary world, but that has changed. Once the book is finished, I want as many people as possible to read it.”
“The first thing in all progress is to leave something behind.”

Source : George MacDonald (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of George MacDonald (Illustrated)”, p.13036, Delphi Classics
“Thinking you've had depression makes about as much sense as thinking you've been run over by a bus. Trust me - you know when you've got depression.”
“I like death. I'm a big fan of it.”
“Nothing can be achieved without hope or confidence. Be sure you always have both!”

Source : "Babaji's Teachings". Book by Gaura Devi, p. 7, 1990.
“I don't remember explaining that I was making electronic music to anyone, but I don't remember anyone being curious about it, either.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Our worst fear isn't the end of life but the end of memories.”
“It's kind of strange-- in fiction you get to tell lies and are applauded for it.”

Source : Robert James Waller (2009). “Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend”, p.43, Hachette UK

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