Maria Semple My first novel didn’t sell well. It was really painful and humiliating and shocking to me. – Maria Semple Humiliating Quotes Painful Quotes Sell Quotes Shocking Quotes My strength as a TV writer was my total lack of interest in television. There’s a happiness that comes from writing that I won’t live without.
Jarvis Cocker For TV you also get those pre-interviews when researchers ask you what you’re going to say. The pre-interview drives me insane. If they’ve already decided the outcome, why don’t I just hand in an essay? Maybe if we talk we’ll find something out. I’d rather just have an awkward pause. – Jarvis Cocker
Andrea Bocelli I have had the good fortune of being able to sing with many of the finest voices in the world, and for someone who loves voices as I do, this is an enormous privilege. – Andrea Bocelli
Lee Hyeon-seo When I was little, I thought my country was the best on the planet. And I grew up singing a song called ‘Nothing To Envy.’ And I was very proud. In school, we spent a lot of time studying the history of Kim Il-Sung, but we never learned much about the outside world, except that America, South Korea, Japan are the enemies. – Lee Hyeon-seo
Birdman I’m not really a gambler, but I’ll bet on the Super Bowl or some boxing. Something I feel comfortable with. – Birdman
Haruki Murakami I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I don’t know how many books I will be able to write before I die. It is like a countdown. So with each book I am praying – please let me live until I am finished. – Haruki Murakami
Colonel Sanders I am not too proud of having my name associated with some of my restaurants. – Colonel Sanders
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