Sophie Dahl At 18 I wanted to study art history in Florence. I think I just fancied myself as Sophia Loren, wearing a foxy dress and walking through a market with a basket bursting full of figs. – Sophie Dahl Art Quotes Basket Quotes Bursting Quotes Dress Quotes Fancied Quotes Figs Quotes Florence Quotes Foxy Quotes History Quotes Loren Quotes Market Quotes Sophia Quotes Study Quotes Walking Quotes Wearing Quotes I don’t feel any pressure to live up to the legacy of my grandfather; if I did, I’d be mad. I’m as much of a fan of his work as anyone. I lived on an ashram in India at 12 and later I was a heroine in a Bollywood movie – I’m not telling you the name because I was terrible.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Some men feel threatened by the idea of feminism. This comes, I think, from the insecurity triggered by how boys are brought up, how their sense of self-worth is diminished if they are not ‘naturally’ in charge as men. – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Graham Moore Turing was always a legend among computer/geeky kids. He was such an outsider in his own time, and because of that, he was able to see things differently. It was a story that had been well told in books, onstage and on TV, but never on film. – Graham Moore
Lee Byung-hunMovies When I was a young kid, my father was a big fan of Hollywood movies. He would make me watch movies with him, and he would explain the story and characters to me. – Lee Byung-hun
Antoine Fuqua Making a movie to entertain people, that’s just as important as telling people about our stories. – Antoine Fuqua
Colin MorganFriendship The big, big block in the Arthur/Merlin friendship is the status issue, that Merlin is the servant and Arthur is royalty, and in that time, princes did not socialize with their servants; that wasn’t the done thing. It just so happens that their relationship, their friendship, is strong: they have been through the thick and the thin of it all. – Colin Morgan
Lord Byron Roll on, deep and dark blue ocean, roll. Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain. Man marks the earth with ruin, but his control stops with the shore. – Lord Byron
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