John Logan The history of screenwriting – of what we do – is more than 100 years old. It’s thousands of years old, going back to Sophocles and Euripedes. I believe the only – the only – separation for being a dramatist is reading drama. – John Logan Drama Quotes Dramatist Quotes Euripedes Quotes History Quotes Reading Quotes Screenwriting Quotes Separation Quotes Sophocles Quotes Thousands Quotes The reason that I’m a writer today is because of Shakespeare and falling in love with Shakespeare when I was 8. That was through the movies, actually – through Olivier’s ‘Hamlet.’ That was the first thing that got me to fall in love with Shakespeare and movies and everything in one big preadolescent rush. Young screenwriters are always very frustrated when they talk to me. They say, ‘How do we get to be a screenwriter?’ I say, ‘You know what you do? I’ll tell you the secret, it’s easy: Read ‘Hamlet.’ You know? Then read it again, and read it again, and read it until you understand it. Read ‘King Lear,’ and then read ‘Othello.’
Minoru Yamasaki Because, if we understand how a building is to be produced and we find a way that it can be more simply produced, then obviously we are contributing to building better buildings more easily. – Minoru Yamasaki
Stephanie Zimbalist As a little girl, I got to meet Audrey Hepburn, who took my face in her hands and suddenly make me want to be an actress. – Stephanie Zimbalist
James Branch Cabell Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn’t a moustache? – James Branch Cabell
Bernie Mac It was rough being dark. I got heat from my own people more than anyone else. I remember going to my mom and saying, ‘Why am I so black?’ And she said, ‘Because I’m black. You just gotta always work harder than the average bear.’ – Bernie Mac
Eoin Macken When I left college at 22, I went to LA to study acting after being introduced to an acting coach called Vincent Chase. Later, I got an agent over there. – Eoin Macken
BusinessThomas Carlyle Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. – Thomas Carlyle
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