"I've always had a flare for the dramatic. I thought about being an actor and I thought about directing, but writing truly became something I needed to do, just to stay sane. It's my over-pressure valve."

-- Marti Noxon

#Writing Quotes #Actors Quotes #Pressure Quotes

“Not all pictures but some pictures you're like, "Wow, I wish I could be there" or you feel like you are there. I don't know what it is about cinematography.”

Source : Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 1, 2014.
“Reality is a narrow little house which becomes a prison to those who can't get out of it.”
“I do believe that when your child does poorly on a test, your first step should not necessarily be to attack the teacher or the school's curriculum. It should be to look at the idea that, maybe, the child didn't work hard enough.”
“Who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers. But I cannot say who will be the militia of the future day. If that paper on the table [the Constitution] gets no alteration, the militia of the future day may not consist of all classes, high and low, and rich and poor. ...”
“The purpose of fear is to determine how badly you want your dream.”
“Mindfulness is attentiveness, moment to moment. What's happening right now and what's coming up in me in response to what's happening right now. Importantly, this is in the service of being able to choose wisely so that I avoid complicating my own life and the lives of others.”
“And to read the Bible without horror, we must undo everything that is tender, sympathizing and benevolent in the heart of man.”
“I really never had any ambitions to be a standup comic. I was talked into it by guys that I used to work out with.”

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