"I used to play the piano, I was pretty decent, so that was the only thing I could hold onto in terms of coming up with melodies; but at the time I [still] just couldn't, so my early beats were really sample-based."

“In brief, we who write are all in the same boat, as if we are survivors of torpedoes, and we hope to reach the shores of thought with strength for more activity.”

Source : Mary Ritter Beard, Nancy F. Cott (1991). “A Woman Making History: Mary Ritter Beard Through Her Letters”, p.229, Yale University Press

“Its such a process to get a show off the ground initially. And then, to already have a second season announced is a dream come true for any actor.”

Source : "Nicky Whelan Talks MATADOR, Her Reaction to the Season 2 Pick-Up, Her Audition Process, Learning to Shoot a Gun, and Her Character’s Relationships". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 16, 2014.

“I will always be referred to as a theorist, but I was only a fellow traveller with a degree.”

“Next to the wound, what women make best is the bandage.”

“I speak English without an accent, and I speak Spanish without an accent. I really do have the best of both worlds.”

“The photographer has almost as much control over his subject matter as a painter. He can control light and shade, form and space, pattern and texture, motion and mood, everything except composition.”

“Fancy rules over two thirds of the universe, the past, and future, while reality is confined to the present”

“I think movies are great and I have a great time making them but they're not what keeps you warm at night, or what's ultimately the most important thing in anyone's life journey.”