Retro Illumination Quotes

#1. There have been directors that I did not enjoy working with, but for the most part I realize that I have been unbelievably spoiled in my career because I have worked with some of the greatest, greatest directors ever.

Meryl Streep

#2. Ned always said that the man who passes the sentence should swing the blade, though he never took any joy in the duty. But I would, oh, yes.

George R R Martin

#3. I am my father's daughter. It was not up to me growing up. I was his hunting and fishing buddy, so I've been shooting my whole life.

Amber Heard

#4. ... sorrow was always the bedfellow of depravity.

Peter Ackroyd

#5. I'm never happier than when I'm part of an ensemble. The rhythm of working in a group and the dynamic of each individual relationship within that group coming together is such a special thing.

Sarah Baker

#6. If you look at Japanese film, it is made up of collage or bricolage, it is made up of lists, and suddenly when you stand back from the lists you begin to see the pattern of a life.

Michael Ondaatje

#7. But I couldn't say any of this yet. No one answer felt it could contain anything close to the truth about her. My thoughts of my mother were wild chaos, I didn't know how to tell him we'd been enmeshed for as long as I could remember.

Aspen Matis

#8. You're absolutely delicious when you're angry." "Too bad my taste is poisonous for your palate.

Tahereh Mafi

#9. When he speaks again, I can tell that he's smiling. So I guess we saved each other.

Lauren Oliver

#10. If you want more money, don't pay attention to the money. Pay attention to the thing that makes the money.

Brandon Steiner

#11. I have never liked the theory that poltergeists only come into houses where there are children, because I think it is simply too much for any one house to have poltergeists and children. - "The Ghosts of Loiret

Ruth Franklin

#12. Octokongs," I pronounced grimly. "Why did it have to be octokongs?

Jim Butcher

#13. I always threw the ball in, because then if I got the ball back, I was the only player unmarked.

Johan Cruijff

#14. The hallmark of a disorganized individual is that they never finish what they start.

Matthew Snider

#15. Here's how I'm going to beat you. I'm going to outwork you. That's it. That's all there is to it.

Pat Summitt