"To me sympathy for a character has little to do with how morally upstanding or wicked they are. All that really matters for me is how human and interesting they are. I happen to be drawn to characters who operate under intense internal pressure, which often comes from some deep psychological conflict."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

James Lasdun

#Character Quotes #Interesting Quotes #Wicked Quotes

“It is not elegant to gnaw Indian corn. The kernels should be scored with a knife, scraped off into the plate, and then eaten with a fork. Ladies should be particularly careful how they manage so ticklish a dainty, lest the exhibition rub off a little desirable romance.”
“People who believe in ghosts think that dead people can walk through locked doors. Nonsense - they have to use a key like the rest of us.”
“It's no trick loving somebody at their best. Love is loving them at their worst.”

Source : Tom Stoppard (2013). “Tom Stoppard Plays 5: The Real Thing; Night & Day; Hapgood; Indian Ink; Arcadia”, p.207, Faber & Faber
“A true gourmet - a judge - has the wisdom to know when to stop eating.”
“The sacrifices made by veterans and their willingness to fight in defense of our nation merit our deep respect and praise - and to the best in benefits and medical care.”
“There are some great roles mostly in Shakespeare's tragedies which no one can play at full strength from beginning to end. One simply hopes that one can hit the peaks as often as one has the strength.”
“In junior high school, I was an object of pure ridicule for my dress, withdrawal, and asocial manner. Dozens of times, I saw individuals laugh and smile more in ten to fifteen minutes than I did in all my life up to then.”
“The belief of our Reason is an Exercise of Faith, and Faith is an Act of Reason.”

Source : Joseph Glanvill (1979). “Collected Works of Joseph Glanvill”, Georg Olms Verlag

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