John Logan Theater people say you are either a comedian or a tragedian, and I’m a tragedian. And the vexing, dark characters, the ones where I don’t understand their pain or their anguish, they are the characters that appeal to me. – John Logan Anguish Quotes Appeal Quotes Characters Quotes Comedian Quotes Dark Quotes Pain Quotes People Quotes Theater Quotes Tragedian Quotes Understand Quotes Vexing Quotes 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.’ We wanted ‘Hugo’ to be a cornucopia of cinema, a celebration of everything we do in movies.
Lisa LeslieMom I don’t think I would have been able to stick with it and been proud of who I am and be feminine out on the court. I think I would have folded to the peer pressure if I didn’t have my mom to encourage me to be me and be proud of how tall I am. – Lisa Leslie
Dick Dale When I started surfing, you’d hear this neat rumbling sound when you took off and go for the drop, and when the wave is lipping up over the top of you, it makes this hissing sound. – Dick Dale
Reshma Saujani I’m a feminist with a capital ‘F’ and have always had a passion for policy. – Reshma Saujani
Daryn Kagan You get to choose the bond of lifelong friendships, of being there for the darkest and happiest of times. – Daryn Kagan
James Earl Jones And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good as I was, perhaps who could have hung in too, but began to blame everything on race. – James Earl Jones
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