"Can you believe the weather?'...'Actually, I CAN believe the weather. What I can't believe is that I'm actually having a conversation about the weather."

-- Maria Semple

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“It's no easy matter to paint a background. I venture to say that the old painters had more difficulty with their grounds than with their figures. You know the story of Vandyke brought to Rubens with this recommendation: 'He already knows how to paint a background.' 'That is more than I can do!' was the reply.”

Source : William Morris Hunt (1976). “William Morris Hunt on painting and drawing”, Dover Pubns
“So, as opposed to getting people in to read the script and read scenes with me, what I wanted to do was sit down and chat to these people and just say, "Okay. Do you share my sense of humor? Do you understand what this film is getting at? Do you know the tone that we're trying to get to?" And it was interesting.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I think all these great comforts that come from the human condition of trying to make things easier on ourselves also have these pitfalls, where things become so easy that we forget how enjoyable building a fence can be.”
“I try to live my life, do what I want, and just let everything else follow along.”

Source : FaceBook post by Vanessa Hudgens from Nov 30, 2012
“We expect forty-year-olds to have grown up at some point, and to be engaged and adult and take responsibility, and doing nothing would seem to go against that.”
“If you get a certain amount of notoriety for doing something, and you can stick to that type of project for the rest of your life and make a decent living, I think you still have a responsibility to stretch. Flexibility is what keeps you alive.”
“I plead with you to have the courage to refrain from judging and criticizing those around you, as well as the courage to make certain that everyone is included and feels loved and valued.”
“When we got to the moron who was sitting in the only path to the stairway, Adam caught my waist and lifted me over before stepping over the man himself. â€œScott?â€ Adam said as we headed upstairs. â€œYeah?â€ â€œUnless someone shoots you, skins you, and throws the results on the floor, I donâ€™t want to see you lying in the walkway again.â€ â€œYessir!”

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