Sam Shepard I always thought the desert was the antithesis of peace – something that attacks you. So you don’t go to the desert for peace. – Sam Shepard Antithesis Quotes Attacks Quotes Desert Quotes Peace Quotes Writing for the theatre is so different to writing for anything else. Because what you write is eventually going to be spoken. That’s why I think so many really powerful novelists can’t write a play – because they don’t understand that it’s spoken – that it hits the air. They don’t get that. I feel like the writers that I’m drawn to, the writers that I really cling to, are the writers who seem to be writing out of a desperate act. It’s like their writing is part of a survival kit. Those are the writers that I just absolutely cherish and carry with me everywhere I go.
Naeem Khan I came here when I was 20. I came to go to school, but I ended up working for Halston as an assistant. That happened in a very strange way. My father had a meeting with Halston. And my father said to me, ‘Join me. I want you to meet this amazing American designer.’ And I happened to just tag along, and Halston offered me a job. – Naeem Khan
Niklas Zennstrom Look for when the environment is changing – the big shift now is mobile Internet. It’s really happening big-time. The way you interact with services on a smart phone compared to the Web is quite different, so there’s a huge opportunity. – Niklas Zennstrom
SmileVarun Sharma Everyone is so occupied that they hardly get time to laugh their fullest. So, I feel blessed that through the medium of cinema, I can bring a smile on someone’s face. – Varun Sharma
Rick YuneSports When you have a background in combat sports, people think you’re this martial arts expert, but really I’m just a guy who is able to do certain things without making a mess of himself. – Rick Yune
Monty Don My father was an army officer who left the forces when I was six and never really fitted back into civilian life. My mother had five children and a mother with Alzheimer’s, who lived with us, so I imagined that she had a lot to do. – Monty Don
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