Andrew O'Hagan I wasn’t like other boys. At any rate, I wasn’t like my three elder brothers: they excelled at football and they were like other boys, going up to bed each night hugging annuals filled with stories about the glories of Pele and Danny McGrain. – Andrew O’Hagan Annuals Quotes Bed Quotes Boys Quotes Brothers Quotes Danny Quotes Elder Quotes Excelled Quotes Filled Quotes Football Quotes Glories Quotes Hugging Quotes Mcgrain Quotes Night Quotes Pele Quotes Rate Quotes Stories Quotes The working class of England today have no vision of society beyond the acquisitive – no version of themselves or their habits as anything other than transitional, on their way up or on their way out. The working class, at best, is a waiting room for people who aim to become middle class if possible. Novelists are no more moral or certain than anybody else; we are ideologically adrift, and if we are any good then our writing will live in several places at once. That is both our curse and our charm.
John Cusack I was working with a great actress – a superior artist in every way – and she really liked Celine Dion. I tried very hard, but I couldn’t understand it. I just can’t listen to Celine Dion! So I guess music is a deal breaker. – John Cusack
Eleanor Catton From the very beginning, I had an ambition for ‘The Luminaries’: a direction – but not a real idea. – Eleanor Catton
Shahid Khan You have to take the time to live in a place to collect all the pieces, develop a vision. You can’t just go to Home Depot and buy everything. – Shahid Khan
Bhumi Pednekar Having born and brought up in Mumbai, I am as urban as urban can be, but my parents ensured that my sister and I understand social responsibility as well. – Bhumi Pednekar
Shriya Pilgaonkar Because I am the daughter of Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar, people have expectations fixed on me as I gear up to carry the family legacy. – Shriya Pilgaonkar
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