"When I first thought about becoming Jane Austen I had to forget about the fear, or at least choose something else to focus on because it was becoming paralysing, I couldn't focus. I felt frightened, not so much by her fans' reaction to my performance but that I would be playing someone who I think is a legend, who I respect and admire so much. I didn't want to fail, so I was putting a lot of pressure on myself."

-- Anne Hathaway

#Thinking Quotes #Focus Quotes #Fans Quotes

“It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.”
“Much of the rest of the world has already learned some English. They pretty much understand the American way of doing things, because our culture has been ubiquitous and has been the 500-pound gorilla in the global economy. But the world is far more interrelated than ever before, and no one culture can thrive without the knowledge of how to function in other cultures.”
“The biggest fear I have is to die with regrets, and of course that will come true.”
“The real Michael Jackson that has not been seen... with children, one in diapers, the other two toddlers”
“To have someone like Clint Eastwood come along and shoot your first draft as written is just any screenwriter's dream. And Clint is very straightforward. If it's good enough to get his attention, it's good enough to produce.”
“But there remains the question: what righteousness really is. The method and secret and sweet reasonableness of Jesus.”
“I've never sought to be on an A-list. I've done my own thing and my own thing has thankfully now brought me an audience.”

Source : "Becky Sharp is like me - a survivor" by Geoffrey Macnab, www.theguardian.com. December 29, 2004.
“Old Dan must have known he was dying. Just before he drew his last breath, he opened his eyes and looked at me. Then with one last sigh, and a feeble thump of his tail, his friendly gray eyes closed forever.”

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