"I never had much education in English poetry as such,"

-- Anne Carson

“We all know ashley, dont we? your best friend ASHLEY!! you know Ashley Called Me a PSYCHO.. DO U THINK IM A PSYCHO NOW ASHLEY... HUH?!”
“I reject the word 'script' entirely-at any rate in the usual sense. I prefer the old usage-usually scenario-which it had in the Commedia dell'Arte, meaning an outline or scheme: it implies a dynamism, a number of ideas and principles from which one can set out to find the best possible approach to filming.”
“It's time for fathers to war for their kids more than the culture wars for your kids.”
“When I'm in New York I look at the Empire State Building and feel as though it belongs to me ... or is it vice versa?”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". The New York Times interview, www.imdb.com. 1969.
“Why donâ€™t you come up and have a little ... scotch and sofa?”
“In political sense, it doesn't really matter what I do on my own, but it's so important to rally some sort of collectiveness and reignite a collective vision, and I think that's something you can do effectively through art and music, and through writing and entertainment - and just through like, pop culture. It's about spreading ideas and making people think differently, essentially.”

Source : Source: brightestyoungthings.com
“Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.”

Source : "Perfection Is in the Mind". Interview with Joan Simon, August 21, 1995.
“'YOU AREN'T TALENTED' - it cuts right to the fear of every artist.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com

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