"It was easy enough to kill yourself in a fit of despair. It was easy enough to play the martyr. It was harder to do nothing. To endure your life. To wait."

-- Erica Jong

#Play Quotes #Waiting Quotes #Despair Quotes

“God would prefer we have an occasional limp than a perpetual strut.”
“The face is the soul of the body.”
“My pet peeve and my goal in life is to somehow get an adjective for 'integrity' in the dictionary. 'Truthful' doesn't really cover it, or 'genuine.' It should be like 'integritus.'”
“Let's face it, making movies is all risk. Most of the time, batting average-wise, the reward does not outweigh the risk.”
“History is littered with dead good men”
“When we were doing Bullets over Broadway, he told me to be more fragile and I thought I was, but he saw it completely differently.”

Source : Interview with Leslie Rigoulot at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival, www.filmscouts.com. January 20, 1996.
“War and it's tragic repercussions are inclusive of all; surely a model for peace should strive for such inclusiveness.”
“I had no doubts I could go to the pole. I may not be as strong, but I make up for physical strength in other areas, like steadiness and not panicking under stress.”

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