"I was at the tail end of the family. The next brother along was already seven years older than me. I remember growing up by myself, playing games by myself."

-- Ali Smith

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“I don't have a philosophy. If I had a philosophy, it's that I'm kind of literal minded. For example, I would never translate poetry - it's too hard, there are too many levels. Not that prose doesn't have many levels, but it's more grounded.”

Source : Source: www.wbur.org
“Wanting to be near my bread and butter business which was my hairstyling salon, I have done little touring during my lifetime. I hate all this moving around from hotel to hotel, packing and unpacking. I know many entertainers agree with me on this subject.”
“There are plenty of bad actors and there are plenty of bad directors. There are actors who will always be bad and there are good actors who you cry for because they're being badly directed or the material isn't good enough.”

Source : "Mike Leigh: 'Creativity is a life-blood for people'". Interview with Miranda Sawyer, www.theguardian.com. April 9, 2011.
“I appreciate that young girls look up to me. And I take that very seriously.”
“I spent a lot of time taking acting lessons Actors have no inhibitions, and Im inhibited by everything. To be able to make fun of yourself is a skill and a liberating experience.”
“Our nation's infrastructure needs are tremendous, and they're growing.”
“He was not going to be dragged into other peopleÂ´s business. He was going to plunge in headfirst.”

Source : Kate Ross (2012). “Cut to the Quick: Julian Kestrel #1”, p.49, Felony & Mayhem Press
“The courage in journalism is sticking up for the unpopular, not the popular.”

Source : "Geraldo Defends his Jacko Interview". "The O'Reilly Factor", www.foxnews.com. February 11, 2005.

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