If you are going to be on TV for however many years, you want to make sure that you have writers that… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
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I started hating you for everything that made me love you. I hated how lowkey, hollow, and discreet you were. I hated… — Needa Muy Copy Share Image
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Newspapers and magazines are vanishing. But science writers are not. In fact, they are becoming so adept and varied that I hardly… — Michael Specter Copy Share Image
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I'm more interested in photographing people who have done something, like writers or directors - even billionaires - as long as I… — Francesco Carrozzini Copy Share Image
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Till the age of 40, actors are pleasing others, but after that is the time to command characters and ask for what… — Rajpal Yadav Copy Share Image
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The man who ventures to write contemporary history must expect to be attacked both for everything he has said and everything he… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
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Literary dementia seems dated now, but there was a time when a month in the funny farm was as de rigueur for… — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
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I know many older writers who were very successful and whose books are now out of print, so you have to go… — William Boyd Copy Share Image
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