Maria Semple It was important for me early on to find the voice of each character and figure out what was unique about them and their individual worldview that I could use for comedy or conflict. – Maria Semple Character Quotes Comedy Quotes Conflict Quotes Figure Quotes Individual Quotes Unique Quotes Voice Quotes Worldview Quotes Writing a novel is so hard, and there are so many problems that the last thing you’re thinking about is adapting this mess you have on your hands as a movie. You just want to get it to work as a novel. That’s your main focus. Much of the time in the writer’s room is spent working on story, and I was always challenging myself to make it more interesting, tighter and more surprising: to come at it sideways in a way that the audience wasn’t expecting.
Marcel Marceau I was brought up in a Jewish home, but I was brought up to be human – not fanatical, which is something that I don’t appreciate at all. I learned to become a humanist and not to dwell on the differences between Jews and Christians. – Marcel Marceau
SE Cupp Donald Trump has been president for nearly three years. He’s been on Twitter for more than 10. Yet the only thing more surprising than Trump’s increasingly awful, hideously unpresidential, deeply divisive tweets is that we still manage to be surprised by them. – SE Cupp
Gretchen Whitmer I think the most important thing to know is I’m running for governor because I love the state of Michigan. – Gretchen Whitmer
Nate Ruess I came from somewhat of a musical family. I had an uncle on Broadway. My dad kind of knows how to play instruments. Although, I always find it annoying when he does play an instrument. – Nate Ruess
James Spader I am not very responsible economically. I have a history working on films for years and years, and by the time I was starting the next film, I was starting from zero again. – James Spader
Alexander Wang Designing a product and understanding how it filters through into the market and into the rest of the company is very important to me. – Alexander Wang
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