"I had the good fortune of having a happy, closely knit family."

-- Carlos Fuentes

#Fortune Quotes #Good Fortune Quotes

“I prefer to make a film that people have a really intense reaction to than have a film that people feel ambivalent about.”
“Raking over the past and sifting its dust is an occupation for the idle or the elderly retired.”

Source : Armand Hammer, Neil Lyndon (1988). “Hammer”, Perigee
“That's where I'd like to be: when the business says here's a good actor who is marketable so we can use him. Just that.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Some artists claim praise is irrelevant in measuring the success of art, but I think it's quite relevant. Besides, it makes me feel great”

Source : Caldecott Medal acceptance speech for Jumanji, polarexpress.com. 1982.
“Any audience that gets a laugh out of me gets it while I'm facing them”

Source : Ethel Merman, George Eells (1979). “Merman: an autobiography”, Berkley Pub Group
“In the morning I had decided that henceforth I only cared for easy loves. It is so degrading to have to persuade people into liking one, or one's works.”
“When you actually get successful, if you became a recognized director, people would let you come up with an idea for a video and they would let you do it.”
“I have enjoyed anchoring at 'Headline News' but have decided that it is time for me to make a change in my daily professional life.”

Source : "Thompson leaves CNN Headline News", www.cnn.com. March 14, 2002.

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