Guy Gavriel Kay I’m happier not pretending I know anything about El Cid in Spain. He’s a Spanish national hero. I’d rather invent a character inspired by him but clearly not identical to him. And then I feel liberated creatively. – Guy Gavriel Kay Character Quotes Cid Quotes Creatively Quotes El Quotes Feel Quotes Happier Quotes Hero Quotes Identical Quotes Inspired Quotes Invent Quotes Liberated Quotes National Quotes Pretending Quotes Spain Quotes Spanish Quotes I’m still proud of the ‘Fionavar Tapestry.’ The fact I don’t write the same way is as much as anything else the fact a man in his 50s doesn’t write the way a man in his 20s does – or he shouldn’t. I had been obsessed with the Arthurian legends all my life, and I knew that that would work its way into any trilogy I wrote. I was fascinated by the Eddas, the Norse and Icelandic legends, Odin on the world tree.
Michelle MacLaren I seem to gravitate toward the dark side of things when it comes to directing. I love action, but I love the drama as well. – Michelle MacLaren
Martin Filler The work that launched Snohetta into the architectural big leagues was their Oslo Opera House, which will certainly rank among the firm’s highlights whatever else they may do. Although this is by any measure a triumph of city planning, the building itself is not quite a masterpiece, though very fine indeed. – Martin Filler
Amanda Shires There’s a stability in being a side person that can be kind of dangerous if you also want to be an artist on your own. – Amanda Shires
Jackie Fuchs When I met Barack Obama, in our first year of law school, he had already put on his big-time politician act. He just didn’t quite have it polished, and he hadn’t figured out that he needed charm and humor to round out the confidence and intelligence. – Jackie Fuchs
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