There is more suspense, more dramatic torque, in one page of [Nathaniel] Hawthorne's heart-racked ruminations onthe Christian consciencethaninall Demi Moore's woodland gallops… — Anthony Lane Copy Share Image
I'm always looking for silhouettes that seem 'invisible' to the eye, as in that it's so well-tailored to your body that you… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
Stopping smoking was most dramatic for me. After 23 years, I picked up a cigarette one day and didn't know why I… — Neale Donald Walsch Copy Share Image
Breaking up is just hard, even if you're the one breaking up. It's not fun. It can be dramatic and complicated. And… — Norah Jones Copy Share Image
I'm sure there are people who think I only do music, people who think I only do theater, and people who think… — Michael Lindsay-Hogg Copy Share Image
A play's got to be a dramatic event, not a lyrical event. It's not music, it's not poetry, it's not dance, it's… — Romulus Linney Copy Share Image
There is a comfort zone of knowing where things are going and having characters in place, but the action gets more and… — Jerry B. Jenkins Copy Share Image
Religious poetry, civic poetry, lyric or dramatic poetry are all categories of man's expression which are valid only if the endorsement of… — Salvatore Quasimodo Copy Share Image
I'm going to continue to try to strike a balance, because I really, really do love doing stand-up, and I don't see… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
An interesting thing about the beginning of our friendship and professional collaboration [with Tina Fey] was that the improve scenes we would… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
All dramatic realism is somewhat sadistic; an audience is persuaded to watch something that makes it uncomfortable and from which no relief… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
While I was trying to save money to go to the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia I ended up getting… — Russell Crowe Copy Share Image
The evidence that things are changing fast can be seen in the dramatic increase in the influence of blogging. We should be… — Adam Rickitt Copy Share Image
To present a scientific subject in an attractive and stimulating manner is an artistic task, similar to that of a novelist or… — Max Born Copy Share Image
Writing for the stage is different from writing for a book. You want to write in a way that an actor has… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
I am very suspicious of cameras and dramatic interpretations and the whole Hollywood myth-making process. I don't trust it. I've seen it… — Wayne White Copy Share Image
I was so frustrated with my whole life that I walked up this hilltop and screamed at the heavens. It was very… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
When I say "miracle" I mean a kind of thing like a computer on a chip, or the internet, or the cellphone,… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The Indians and Chinese have become brilliant chess professionals. They get on a plane and play all over the world. This has… — Kenneth Rogoff Copy Share Image
We have actually experienced in recent months a dramatic demonstration of an unprecedented intelligence failure, perhaps the most significant intelligence failure in… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Humorous writing is often thought of as substandard in comparison to work with a more dramatic or tragic intent. I don't know… — Patrick deWitt Copy Share Image
To be honest, I watch way more dramatic films when I'm chilling at home. I think when you work in comedy, you… — Bill Hader Copy Share Image
Cassini was an international undertaking, led by NASA and the European Space Agency and designed to be, in every dimension, a dramatic… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen. It may include dramatic strikes,… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
It would have been impossible to get 'The Verdict' off the ground without Paul Newman obviously, but today without any star, kind… — Richard D. Zanuck Copy Share Image
I hoped the dramatic power of the play would rest on that tension between elegant structure - the underlying plan is that… — Patrick Marber Copy Share Image
One of the marvels of personality is its resistance to prediction. One man's paralyzing trauma is another man's invitation to take control… — Rosellen Brown Copy Share Image
I like the freedom of novels. With the memoirs, I always had to keep to the facts. I like that with novels,… — Carol Drinkwater Copy Share Image
I have never done anything except write, but I don't possess the vocation or talents of a narrator, have no knowledge at… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
Perusing colorful storylines on the backs of book jackets, I realized that none of them could possibly be as dramatic as my… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
When you have a small town where all of a sudden there's 3,000 black people living in a neighborhood where there were… — Jonas Carpignano Copy Share Image
Measured against the scale and momentum of the Soviet empire's challenge, the Reagan administration has failed, is failing, and without a dramatic… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
Being a dramatic character was more difficult for me. It was a new thing that I explored because it was challenging. But… — Omar Sy Copy Share Image
I can't imagine doing an hour-long dramatic series because it's so much work. A sitcom is a wonderful gig. You work from… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
I don't have an aversion to quote unquote remakes, because I understand what dramatic writing is, what the dramatic profession has always… — William Monahan Copy Share Image
Whether it's a very dramatic part or a comical role, I feel I need to create the same thing: a full-fledged, three-dimensional… — Christopher Lloyd Copy Share Image
We have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified dramatic statements, and make little mention of any doubts we may have. Each… — Stephen Schneider Copy Share Image
However much I may like to talk about or be interested in a more philosophical or moral agenda, [film] is, ultimately, about… — Edward Zwick Copy Share Image
If you're comfortable with someone, you feel creatively free. Whether it's a comedic scene or a dramatic one, you don't feel self-conscious… — Jane Levy Copy Share Image
The big catalyst was seeing my sister, when I was 11, doing a dramatic recital. When I saw her on the stage… — Gene Wilder Copy Share Image
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