Quotes by new zealander authors

Now I'm this far up the ladder and I've got so much farther to go with what I want to achieve with it. Karl Urban

Achieve Ladder Got Go Up Want Far Much Farther Now

My philosophy is whatever you do, you've got to invest in yourself. If you don't, there are a lot of people out there who will get the job because they're more prepared than you. Karl Urban

You Yourself People Will Job Whatever Philosophy Out More Invest Because Got Lot Than Get Who Prepared

I was a fan of the 'Dredd' comics when I was a teenager. Karl Urban

Teenager Comics Fan

If only one could tell true love from false love as one can tell mushrooms from toadstools. Katherine Mansfield

Love True Love Mushrooms Tell Only Could True False

I'm a writer first and a woman after. Katherine Mansfield

Woman First Writer After

Once we have learned to read, meaning of words can somehow register without consciousness. Katherine Mansfield

Words Once Somehow Read Learned Without Register Meaning Meaning Of Consciousness

Thanks to a lot of people, not just myself, 'Whale Rider' had an amazing impact emotionally, and people remember it. I count myself very lucky that all those doors were unlocked, I just had to open them. Keisha Castle-Hughes

I absolutely love being a mother. It's been a blessing. It's fun and it's hard, but it's absolutely amazing. Keisha Castle-Hughes

Love Blessing Mother Amazing Absolutely Been Being Hard Fun

I think that some people like to be someone other than themselves when acting, while others are most themselves. I fall into the second camp. For me, acting is a great exercise in getting to the truth about myself. Kerry Bishe

I want to make art that is helpful, that's useful to people, that starts fruitful conversations. That makes you think about a question that you hadn't considered before. Kerry Bishe

Art You People Before Think Starts Considered About Make Makes Question Want Fruitful Conversations Useful Helpful

The storytelling in a movie is in the cut; it's in the edit. It's not an actor's job, really. Your job is such a tiny little thing, and I love the feeling of juggling or tightrope walking. Kerry Bishe

Love Job Feeling Edit Tightrope Juggling Walking Tiny Movie Little Storytelling Cut Really Your Little Thing Actor Thing

I think it's really rare to see women on television who are brilliant, selfish, vain, fallible - and I feel like I have all those capacities in myself, so it's good to see people in the media representing all of those things. Kerry Bishe

Keeping secrets is hard. Kerry Bishe

Secrets Hard Keeping

It's a whole series of accidents that makes a show into a hit. A show can be fantastic and still not be a hit. You just have to hit the Zeitgeist at the right moment, and there are so many factors that you're not in control of. Kerry Bishe

You Accidents Control Right Moment Factors Makes Still Hit Just Fantastic Show Moment Many Whole Series Zeitgeist Right

Doing a one-person play feels like you've just discovered you had a superpower. Kerry Bishe

You Superpower Had Feels Like Doing Discovered Just Play

I'm obviously interested in playing characters who have autonomy, who drive the story. Kerry Bishe

Drive Characters Obviously Story Autonomy Interested Who Playing

I'm not interested in political theater. Kerry Bishe

Political Not Interested Theater Interested

I am sick to my stomach, just, all the time. The tools in my toolbox to address that are choosing jobs where I can be a full, complete person, where I have some agency and autonomy. Kerry Bishe

Time Sick Tools Complete Address Complete Person Jobs Some Am Person Stomach Just Where Autonomy Agency Full Choosing

I think it's a lot harder to forgive yourself for your own mistakes. Kerry Bishe

Yourself Mistakes Own Think Lot Forgive Your Harder