Anne Enright I’ve heard people, usually writers, say that no one wrote a great book after winning the Booker, but I honestly did not feel any big pressure. ‘The Gathering’ did hang over me in that it was darker than I thought at the time. – Anne Enright Book Quotes Booker Quotes Darker Quotes Feel Quotes Gathering Quotes Hang Quotes Heard Quotes Honestly Quotes People Quotes Pressure Quotes Time Quotes Winning Quotes Writers Quotes Wrote Quotes I never wanted to be mainstream as a writer, but look at what’s happened. I do wish I could write like some of the American women, who can be clever and heartfelt and hopeful; people like Lorrie Moore and Jennifer Egan. But Ireland messed me up too much, I think, so I can’t.
Anne Donovan If I had to compete against someone almost two feet taller than me, I wouldn’t want to play. – Anne Donovan
James Franco When I research a role it does get a little crazy and maybe even a little stupid. – James Franco
Katherine Johnson I see a picture right now that’s not parallel, so I’m going to go straighten it. Things must be in order. – Katherine Johnson
Mary McCarthy If someone tells you he is going to make a ‘realistic decision’, you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad. – Mary McCarthy
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje I’m here to play certain characters and give them a voice that they might not have had. That’s my job, and like it or not, that’s what I’m here to do. – Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Charlton Heston Shakespeare is the outstanding example of how that can be done. In all of Shakespeare’s plays, no matter what tragic events occur, no matter what rises and falls, we return to stability in the end. – Charlton Heston
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