Hughes Quote by Jason Reynolds Download Open image “I wanted to be Langston Hughes.” — Jason Reynolds ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Hughes Langston Hughes Wanted
I wanted to be amongst the greats. I wanted to be a Simone Biles, a Michael Phelps, an Ashton Eaton. I wanted to be… — Jordan Burroughs Copy Share Image
I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor having a career on the stage. — Dirk Benedict Copy Share Image
I wanted to be Laurence Olivier, basically, to be a great classical actor, and also be able to do modern things. — Stacy Keach Copy Share Image
I wanted to be Katharine Hepburn-ish - there was a bit of nobility about her. — Sally Field Copy Share Image
“AND YOU KNOW it's weird to know a person you don't know and at the same time not know a person you know, you… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
“And I'll never go asleep again believing that touching them or anything of his will lead to an arm around my neck. But it… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
Be not afraid of discomfort. If you can't put yourself in a situation where you are uncomfortable, then you will never grow. You will… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
The truth of the matter is that chess is not the game of life because life does not ever happen the way you strategize… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
The idea of the mask in any scenario has always fascinated me. Not only does it protect identity, it also allows one to hide. — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
“AND EVEN THOUGH his face was wet with tears he wasn't supposed to cry when he was alive, I couldn't see him as anything… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
Rappers are the white authors of our generation. They know me, my language, my codes, my family, my block. — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
“I SWEAR SOMETIMES it feels like God be flashing photos of his children, awkward, amazing, tucked in his wallet for the world to see.… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
My relationship to comics isn't nearly as strong as some people's. Ha! I mean, I grew up with a comic book fanatic. My older… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
“Shawn turned back toward me, eyes dull from death but shining from tears, finally spoke to me. Just two words, like a joke he'd… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
I just want young people to read my books and feel cared for, feel safe, feel like there's someone else in the world who… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
I read that John Hughes script for 'Mr. Mom,' and I thought, 'This guy is a funny writer.' I went: 'You ought to stick… — Michael Keaton Copy Share Image
First off, I love Woody Allen. His early movies, like 'Hannah and Her Sisters,' are incredible. I also love anything by Billy Wilder, Ron… — Tim Story Copy Share Image
Cinema is a visual language, and you're always looking for visual metaphors for things. You know, if I was writing a play about Howard… — John Logan Copy Share Image
“The first sorrow of autumn is the slow good-bye of the garden that stands so long in the evening—a brown poppy head, the stalk… — Ted Hughes Copy Share Image
If I had to name one book that has had the most lasting influence on my work, I would pick 'The Big Sea' by… — Pearl Cleage Copy Share Image
“But artists didn't need to achieve "firsts", and Hughes wanted to be an artist.” — Diane Middlebrook Copy Share Image
When I was about 14, in about 1984, I decided to become a great poet. Faber & Faber was going to publish me, and… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
I booked my first studio at like 12 or 13. Somewhere in that season of my life, singing along with the radio became me… — Frank Ocean Copy Share Image
An editor named Kerrie Hughes wanted me to write a short story that brought my fire-spider Smudge from my goblin books into the present-day… — Jim C. Hines Copy Share Image
