F Murray Abraham Marlon Brando was the major influence in my life, though I never met him. And my father – we didn’t get along, but he was an influence in terms of honesty and work ethic. That’s the greatest compliment I could pay him. – F Murray Abraham Brando Quotes Compliment Quotes Ethic Quotes Father Quotes Honesty Quotes Influence Quotes Life Quotes Major Quotes Marlon Quotes Met Quotes Pay Quotes Terms Quotes I like to teach. And when I spot talent without ambition, it makes me angry. I give students short shrift if they’re not willing to do the work. Relying on talent is not enough. My family is blue-collar – coal miners and steelworkers. My father was an automobile mechanic, and us boys were brought up to work. I used to pump gasoline at 11 cents a gallon. I thought I would like to be a first-rate mechanic; a respected, hard-working man.
Phoebe Dynevor Everyone has days where they wake up and feel like poo and don’t want to see people, let alone be on camera. – Phoebe Dynevor
Deborah Tannen A double bind is far worse than a straightforward damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don’t dilemma. It requires you to obey two mutually exclusive commands: Anything you do to fulfill one violates the other. – Deborah Tannen
Gurinder Chadha Up the Junction’ went on to inform my love of British social realism. It was the first film I saw of this ilk, a very stark, visceral reflection of England, an England I didn’t necessarily feel a part of but that I knew was out there. You could almost smell the bread and butter and cabbage. – Gurinder Chadha
Lee Hall I only tend to think of the week ahead, to keep my eye on the ball and question whether a full stop is in the right place. It’s easy to get distracted by the wrong things. If you start thinking of grand gestures, it’s going to be a lot of hot air. You have to be logical. The theatre is a very logical place. – Lee Hall
Simon Kinberg There is a religion around ‘Star Wars’ that is different than even the fanaticism around comic books and other media. – Simon Kinberg
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