I think my fascination is less with genre figures than…

I don't think writers - in general - ever achieve the fame of movie stars. For the simple reason that only a fraction of…

— Augusten Burroughs

My feeling is that I think writers in general tend to be self-conscious and it takes a bit of a leap of faith or…

— Conor Oberst

My work involves the physical manifestation of emotional reality. Thus, the invisible becomes visible; the normal, abnormal; and the familiar, unfamiliar. Ordinary life is…

— Sandy Skoglund

My personal fascination with the power of the crowd has been growing: Exactly what can a 'crowd' accomplish? We know crowds can raise billions…

— Peter Diamandis

The attraction of horror is a mental, or even an intellectual, excitement, but the fascination of the repulsive, so noticeable incontemporary writing, can spring…

— Ellen Glasgow

This fascination with computer models is something I understand very well. Richard Feynmann called it a disease. I fear he is right.

— Michael Crichton

I love all animals. I have a fascination with fish, birds, whales - sentient life - insects, reptiles.

— Nicolas Cage

Bringing nature into the classroom can kindle a fascination and passion for the diversity of life on earth and can motivate a sense of…

— David Attenborough

The population at large is neither 'ordinary' or 'normal'. They seem to be bound together by a collective ignorance of themselves and what they…

— Dennis Nilsen

There's a lot of Google fascination out there and we share it, and we're going to compete, we're going to compete very, very hard.

— Steve Ballmer

“The fascination of the abomination—you know.”

— Joseph Conrad

Coming to terms with our true natures and who we really are has always been a fascination to humans. I know it fascinates me.

— Hugh Jackman

It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a…

— Herbert Hoover

I've always had a fascination with vampires. It's not that I'm exactly fascinated with the dark side. It's the human struggle with it. How…

— Sheryl Lee

Don't ever for a minute make the mistake of looking down your nose at westerns. They're art - the good ones, I mean. They…

— John Wayne