Riz Ahmed I’m not in a ‘starry’ position to be able to pick and choose, but I am interested in telling stories of substance with great directors – that’s my only guiding principle. – Riz Ahmed Choose Quotes Directors Quotes Guiding Quotes Pick Quotes Position Quotes Principle Quotes Starry Quotes Stories Quotes Substance Quotes Telling Quotes I’m an actor. Since I was a teenager, I have had to play different characters, negotiating the cultural expectations of a Pakistani family, Brit-Asian rudeboy culture, and a scholarship to private school. The fluidity of my own personal identity on any given day was further compounded by the changing labels assigned to Asians in general. I go to a lot of stand-up comedy. I find more inspiration from observational stuff than from rap.
David Limbaugh Not too many years ago, both parties acknowledged that our entitlement commitments were a sword hanging over our heads. But when President George W. Bush tried to begin discussions on Social Security reform, Democrats ridiculed and demonized him and told seniors he was after their nest eggs. – David Limbaugh
Etta James Johnny Guitar… just one of my favorite singers of all time. I met him when we were both on the road with Johnny Otis in the ’50s when I was a teenager. We traveled the country in a car together. I would hear him sing every night. – Etta James
Laura Donnelly Throughout my childhood, I did a form of Irish dancing that was kind of the precursor to ‘Riverdance.’ It was a mixture of ballet and Irish dancing that my teacher, Patricia Mulholland, had invented, essentially. It was Irish ballet, and she would create performances based around the myths and legends of Ireland. – Laura Donnelly
Annie Lowrey Numerous studies have shown income inequality growing since the late 1970s. Real earnings have fallen for many families, with globalization, the decline of unions and technological innovations eroding workers’ wages. – Annie Lowrey
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