"A woman, no matter the age, is always learning, always becoming. But a man . . . stops learning at fourteen or so."

-- Edward P. Jones

#Men Quotes #Age Quotes #Matter Quotes

“It's such a cool thing in life to get what it is you want. Most of the time we don't, but occasionally we do.”
“I really relate to outsider characters. Especially the eccentric, lunatic weirdos like Alfred Hitchcock, Viktor Navorski in The Terminal, or the Anvil guys. Everything I've done is about these quite eccentric, exotic outsiders who you might see in a certain light at first, but once you scratch the surface a little, you realize that they're not that different from you. I think there's an element of that which unites.”
“August Smith is a child telling the truth. Sometimes the truth is he has to listen to the voices of various creatures he's killed speak to him reproachfully, and he shares that with us, because wouldn't we all? Parties abound in this collection and reading it feels like being invited. You can tell Smith wants you there.”
“The more you are motivated by Love, The more Fearless & Free your action will be.”
“Forbearance is the root of quietness and assurance forever.”
“I do love writing but it is a lonely profession. You're lonely and optimistic at the same time.”

Source : Source: www.empireonline.com
“Nevertheless, in the theatre, and in the cinema, the contemporary reality of Poland has been represented only to a minuscule degree in the last 12 years.”

Source : "Why Not Have Our Own World?". Interview with Renata Murawska, sensesofcinema.com. July, 2005.
“My tendency to internalize emotion is probably why I'm an actor. I'm comfortable performing angrily but have such difficulty expressing anger in my life.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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