Famous quotes containing the words golden, globe, award, actress, motion, picture and/or drama:
“The word civilization to my mind is coupled with death. When I use the word, I see civilization as a crippling, thwarting thing, a stultifying thing. For me it was always so. I dont believe in the golden ages, you see.... Civilization is the arteriosclerosis of culture.”
—Henry Miller (18911980)
“The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity.”
—Robert Graves (18951985)
“An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine.”
—Marilyn Monroe (19261962)
“On board ship there are many sources of joy of which the land knows nothing. You may flirt and dance at sixty; and if you are awkward in the turn of a valse, you may put it down to the motion of the ship. You need wear no gloves, and may drink your soda-and-brandy without being ashamed of it.”
—Anthony Trollope (18151882)
“A picture whose pictorial form is logical form is called a logical picture.”
—Ludwig Wittgenstein (18891951)
“Its hard enough to write a good drama, its much harder to write a good comedy, and its hardest of all to write a drama with comedy. Which is what life is.”
—Jack Lemmon (b. 1925)