Uncle Vanya Quotes

#1. If you asked me what Uncle Vanya is about, I would say about as much as I can take.

Robert Garland

#2. I always thought Uncle Vanya could be a stoned masterpiece.

Vera Farmiga

#3. Death in my mind isn't a finality. There's a continuum: It's like at night, you go to sleep and in the daytime you wake up, or whenever you wake up, and it's a new day.

David Lynch

#4. When faced with a problem, don't keep on discussing it. Go beyond the mental barrier to resolve it.

Z. Vally

#5. This world is magnificent for strangers and pilgrims, but miserable for residents.

Henry Ward Beecher

#6. I may be wearing makeup, but I can throw a fastball by you at the same time.

Jennie Finch

#7. a body betrayed
a heart destroyed
a mind in confusion
and yet a woman
is capable of taking pain
and transforming it into triumph

R H Sin

#8. A tiny part of me wanted to kick him, too, not because he was homeless, but because he was a judgmental asshole.

Julia Karr

#9. I hope you know you're capable + brave + significant.
Even when it feels like you're not.

Anonymous

#10. Fine-tuning a play like 'Uncle Vanya,' which is already well-known to the people playing it, is not so much a verbal exercise as it is a visceral one.

Cate Blanchett

#11. You want her to like you. But when you rescue somebody ... it complicates things. Don't get starry-eyed about somebody you can't have, especially if it blinds you to somebody who's really important. Don't ... don't make my mistakes.

Rick Riordan

#12. All life is a jest, Imhotep - and it is death who laughs last. Do you not hear it at every feast? Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you die.

Agatha Christie

#13. 'If you believe, you can achieve' - that's my motto!

Sophie Turner

#14. Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.

Ambrose Bierce