"The music I make and the process of acting, for me, are both about trying to understand people and get inside what makes us tick. That's the main thing that excites me. Our sense of who we really are and what drives us."

-- Riz Ahmed

#People Quotes #Trying Quotes #Acting Quotes

“But Russians, in their very nature, it seems, pass quickly from the highest enthusiam to complete dejection and distrust. They yield to their moods quite sincerely and go the whole way, entirely forgetting all moods preceding and opposite. They do not see any contradiction in such behaviour; or, if they do, they readily find excuses for it.”
“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.”

Source : William Ellery Channing (1839). “Self-culture: An address introductory to the Franklin lectures, delivered at Boston, September, 1838”, p.42
“It's a prizefight. Get off the stool, take your beating, go back to your corner, rest, and take a beating again. Believe in your own talent. Marry well.”
“Prepare your hearts as a fortress, for there will be no other.”
“This isn't a picture filled with wonder and a sense of fun; it's so jaded and crass that I almost wonder if it's a highly unscientific experiment designed to gauge how little audiences will settle for these days. Manic and multicolored, Speed Racer is an excess of nothingness.”

Source : "Speed Racer" by Stephanie Zacharek, www.salon.com. May 09, 2008.
“I wish I could see outta two eyes.”
“Rebecca is an example of how not to manage men. The rules of the game never change, it requires subtlety.”
“The computer brings out the worst in some people.”

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