"I read the script and try not to bring anything personal into it. I make notes, talk to the director and we decide what kinds of shades should be in the character."

-- Dennis Farina

#Character Quotes #Trying Quotes #Directors Quotes

“Steady, patient, persevering thinking will generally surmount every obstacle in search of truth.”

Source : Nathanael Emmons (1842). “Works: With a Memoir of His Life”, p.22
“Lie is more worth living, more full of interest when you are likely to lose it. It shouldn't be, perhaps, but it is. When you're young and strong and healthy, and life stretches ahead of you, living isn't really important at all. It's young people who commit suicide easily, out of despair from love, sometimes from sheer anxiety and worry. But old people know how valuable life is and how interesting. - Jane Marple”
“I will never give up if you never give in.”
“I meant to behave. There were just too many other options.--T-SHIRT”

Source : Darynda Jones (2012). “Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet”, p.245, St. Martin's Press
“They say this is global warming: I say this is poppycock.”
“The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.”
“Food during my early years was a very difficult issue for me. I grew up in an addictive family. My mother had serious problems with alcohol and prescription drugs. I was an overweight kid. I can remember back in those days there weren't the strategies that there are today to deal with those issues.”
“Not every painter has a gift for painting, in fact, many painters are disappointed when they meet with difficulties in art. Painting done under pressure by artists without the necessary talent can only give rise to formlessness, as painting is a profession that requires peace of mind. The painter must always seek the essence of things, always represent the essential characteristics and emotions of the person he is painting...”

Source : "The Quotable Artist". Book by Peggy Hadden, p. 71, 2002.

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