You see people in Hollywood trying to make blockbuster after blockbuster, but it’s not possible. There’s some god up there saying, ‘You will fail now.’ But I suppose that’s true of us all. – Ian Mckellen
As a shy kid growing up in Sheffield, I fantasized about how it would be great to be famous so I wouldn’t actually have to talk to people and feel awkward. And of course, as we all know from fairy stories, when you achieve that ambition, you find out you don’t want it. – Jarvis Cocker
I would so much like young people to have a sense of the gift that they are. Not many of them feel like that. – John Denver
I’d like to be remembered for being a fairly pleasant person and for having gotten along for the most part with a lot of the people I’ve worked with. And for having a wonderful life and for having enjoyed practically every minute of it… I think I’m one of the luckiest people in the world. – Harry Morgan
It’s different in Scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as such, but the readership in general is really quite diverse. It’s a cliche, but it’s said that people who read my books don’t read any other books, and you do get that element. – Irvine Welsh
You just have to speak up. You just have to say, ‘I would like to do this,’ and it’s amazing what people who listen can do for you. – Jim Parsons
I think people who watch ‘Top Gear’ think they’re the only ones watching it, which I quite like, because it can hopefully last for a long time. – Jeremy Clarkson
The secret of doing well on TV is to understand that it’s not too important. A lot of people watching doesn’t change anything. – Jack Germond
Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often complain about their leaders and their institutions. The gap between the ideal democracy and the existing one cannot be bridged. – Ivan Krastev
While conducting a conventional war in Iraq and Syria, ISIS has staged terrorist attacks on a global scale against the people from the countries who are fighting ISIS. – Jack Keane
When I was 12, I played the Artful Dodger in Cameron McKintosh’s production of ‘Oliver!’ when it came to Toronto. Just getting the role shocked my whole family, and I don’t think I realized until then just how much I loved getting up in front of people and performing. – Jake Epstein
Some people have said that I haven’t got the parts I should’ve got because of the way I look. – Jacqueline Bisset
We approach people the same way we approach our cars. We take the poor kid to a doctor and ask, What’s wrong with him, how much will it cost, and when can I pick him up? – James Hillman
I was enrolled in divinity school and thought I was going to become a minister – I’m Episcopalian – but I was disavowed of that notion pretty quickly while working at the hospital. I found myself really unfulfilled by the answers that are traditionally offered to questions of why some people suffer and why others suffer so little. – John Green
A fundamentalist can’t bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality. – Jimmy Carter
You can’t be funny for funny’s sake. You try to get as outrageous situation as you can but it always has to be believable and based in real character motivations and what people would really do. – Hank Azaria
I want to tell President Sarkozy – and through him, all the French people – that they were our support, our light. – Ingrid Betancourt
Some people choose to go on ‘American Idol’ or another singing contest, and some people choose to beat down barrooms before anyone even knows who they are, in order to get a fan base, so when they do get a record deal, they have that to put in front of a label. – Jake Owen
Gossip. The more you talk about why people do things, the more ideas you have about how the world works. – Jane Smiley
Market timing, by the way, is a tag some buy-and-hold investors use to put down anything that involves using your brain. These are the same people who like to watch the locomotive coming and get run down in the name of discipline. – Jeremy Grantham
As long as there are religions, there are going to be people who are hiding their rottenness behind the veil of religion. – Juliana Hatfield
I’m looking forward to the intensity of football and how the people live football in Liverpool. It’s a special club. – Jurgen Klopp
I have known exceptional people who have endured severe trials while others, at least on the surface, seem to have lived charmed lives. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
I find screenplays easy to write, my novels being very visual. You see what people look like. The physical action is described. – John Irving
Poetry, as odd as it is, and as hard to figure out as it is, many times, it’s almost something that we’re used to. It’s kind of like a dream language that we had centuries ago, so that when we speak poetically or write a poem about what’s going on, a real difficult issue that’s facing our communities, people listen. – Juan Felipe Herrera
I suspect most politicians feel overwhelmed because people’s lives are a real struggle, full of unhappiness, and you would probably feel powerless to do anything about it. – Jo Brand
The stories in ‘Parenthood’ are so much the stories of our lives. And the people who have worked on the show feel very connected to these characters. – Jason Katims
