Dramatic Quotes · Page 18

I am not opposed to dramatic changes. I think that is the appropriate mentality to have.

— Mike Tomlin

I want to do straight, dramatic acting so I do a hit show when you get chased by aliens!

— John Bishop

Like any other composer of opera, I choose a subject not for polemical reasons, but because it contains vivid characters in highly…

— Carlisle Floyd

A counted number of pulses only is given to us of a variegated, dramatic life. How may we see in them all…

— Walter Pater

I grew up on courtroom dramas, and I really love the feel of a dramatic thriller.

— Luke Roberts

Shakespeare was the Homer, or father of our dramatic poets;Jonson was theVirgil, the pattern of elaborate writing; I admire him, but I…

— John Dryden

I just did a dramatic love story. Whether it's a cultural phenomenon is not for me to say.

— Ang Lee

I was so irritated that people in Denmark considered me to be this serious guy who only did dramatic roles.

— Pilou Asbaek

To me, some of the funniest movies would be probably categorized in the dramatic genre, and likewise, some of the most dramatic…

— Paul Rudd

“Waiting for the correct time to descend for cocktails, Mary sat on her bed and reviewed her impressions of the house party…

— Susan Rowland

Dramatic reading and writing for kids can open a window to individuality and to expression that nothing else does, because all of…

— Emma Walton Hamilton

“The Apocalypse can take different forms. The least dramatic, at first sight, is the one in which man perishes under an avalanche…

— Ivan Klíma

I grew up in a very celebratory town. We celebrate everything, from life to death and everything in between. So a lot…

— Bryan Batt

I think what's important to understand is if the United States hits the debt ceiling and is unable to pay its debts,…

— Kenneth Chenault

You may not believe in magic but something very strange is happening at this very moment. Your head has dissolved into thin…

— Leonora Carrington

My favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz. I love the fairy tale of it. And Gone With the Wind was always…

— Meredith Brooks

There is no violent surface indication of the ecstasy which great thinkers alone enjoy. There is nothing dramatic about it, but there…

— Walter Russell

Early on, girls begin to menstruate, which is dramatic but not obvious to their playmates. They grow taller and rounder, but underneath…

— Frank Pittman

On a micro level, if we're not terribly lucky, this sort of thing can happen to us quite frequently - the political…

— Ron Currie Jr

“There’s no point in fighting me on this. Wherever you go, one, or both of us will be with you. Period. Get…

— Lotchie Burton

just as violence is the last refuge of the inarticulate, so it is also the first resort of the incompetent, the easy…

— Judith Crist

Keep me up till five because all your stars are out, and for no other reason…Oh dare to do it Buddy! Trust…

— Anonymous

Maybe my movie isn't over, I say, because sometimes moviemakers trick the audience with a false bad ending, and just when you…

— Matthew Quick

When you say 'failure,' that seems really dramatic, but a lot of failure is just really depressing and mundane. I remember the…

— Moby

The opening solo on 'Once in Royal David's City' is still the most dramatic radio moment of the year.

— David Hepworth

I love women being the heroes of the piece. There is just something so dramatic and important about this story [The Nightingale ].

— Megan Chance

But I also know that sometimes Adam needs to do things the dramatic way. He is fond of the Grand Gesture

— Gayle Forman

Sometimes people get really sniffy about the films you choose if you've done more dramatic projects or you're classically trained.

— Alan Cumming

PANTOMIME, n. A play in which the story is told without violence to the language. The least disagreeable form of dramatic action.

— Ambrose Bierce

Dad was an amazing storyteller and illustrator, which he did in his spare time - very inspiring and dramatic.

— Bat for Lashes

Let the cut tell the story. Otherwise you have not got dramatic action, you've got narration.

— David Mamet

I went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art because it was the only drama school the social worker had ever heard…

— Richard McCabe

Being comedic is a skill, because there is a fine line where the context is important. And being dramatic is just being…

— Bob Odenkirk

“My eyes refuse to let him leave, but he stands still holding my hand, lingering for as long as possible.”

— Thomas Sweeney

In a very complex way, things have improved in the dramatic field. Before you had the good and the bad and you…

— Isabelle Huppert

I've always done comedy, and I've always wanted to do a dramatic role. I wanted to be a sheriff.

— Jerry Van Dyke

There was a time when I was like, 'I'm a dramatic actor,' 'I'm a comedian'... There's no line anymore. You have to…

— Christina Applegate

With the spirit of my administration, New York City is poised for dramatic change. The era of fear has had a long…

— Rudy Giuliani

I really think that you can extract a lot of comedy out of really dramatic, intense situations.

— Jason Gann

Things are rarely as exciting or dramatic as we make them out to be in the press.

— Joaquin Phoenix