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In Grade 2, when we had to do a presentation in front of the class, I'd always do things about Ireland or Italy. I could draw maps; I could name all the capitals: I was completely drawn to other lands. I discovered with time that it's a thirst for other people, for otherness, for something fascinating and mysterious. Robert Lepage
Time Class People Other Draw Drawn About Something Mysterious Could Had Name Always Discovered Italy Ireland Grade Front Lands Fascinating Maps Things Presentation Thirst
You're only as good as your last movie, period. It's a business. Robert Lepage
Good You Business Only Period Movie Your Last
Sylvie Guillem is the best dancer in the world. Robert Lepage
Best World Dancer
We tend to forget that in those days before the Internet and HBO and Imax and 3-D cinema, opera was the thing. Opera and theatre. If you were a man of the world and you mingled among the happy few, you would be at the opera. Robert Lepage
You Man Happy Theatre World Cinema Internet Before Few Those Would Would-Be Tend Days Opera Were Forget Among Thing
I want to be surprised by life... I think that's more interesting. Robert Lepage
Life Think More Surprised Want Interesting
Why is it that I can remember so easily the lyrics to the opening theme song of 'Gilligan's Island?' Why do I remember these trivial things, and I can't remember the names of important collaborators? Robert Lepage
Song Remember Important Lyrics Collaborators Easily Trivial Opening Names Island Theme Theme Song Why Things
Vegas is the city of temptation. I think, perhaps, it is an experiment by NASA. If we're going to send people to Mars, how will we create false economies and cultures to satisfy them? Vegas has the answer. People go there when they've nothing left to lose. Robert Lepage
People Will Lose Experiment Nothing Think City Mars Temptation Vegas Economies Perhaps Answer How NASA Go False Cultures Left Send Going Them Create Satisfy
I don't disagree with the critics often, and I'm not destroyed by bad criticism anymore. There comes a point when you go beyond it. Robert Lepage
You Disagree Criticism Destroyed Bad Critics Point Beyond Go Often Anymore
I am drawn to Americana, and I am drawn to gothic stories, and I love American gothic stories. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Love Drawn Am Gothic American Stories Americana
One of the best things that happened for me as a playwright is becoming a comic-book writer. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Best Me Playwright Writer Becoming Happened Things
I've never read 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,' although I certainly know what that is. And what I love about that concept is as much as it's a zombie story, it's also 'Pride and Prejudice.' Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Love Pride About Never Pride And Prejudice Know Concept Also Read Although Story Much Prejudice Certainly Zombie Zombies
Duncan Sheik and I are trucking along on 'American Psycho,' which is sort of the anti-Superman, you know? But it's a lot of fun, too, in a much, much darker way, obviously. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
You Too Way Darker Along Know Obviously Sort Lot American Psycho Which Much Fun
I'm finding that I'm working with more and more Latino artists, and that's exciting. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Latino Finding More More And More Exciting Artists Working
One of my favorite graphic novels of all time is Grant Morrison's 'Earth-2.' Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Time Favorite All-Time Grant Graphic Graphic Novels Novels
Musicals and horror movies are my two favorite genres because they're about extremes. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Extremes Musicals Favorite About Horror Horror Movies Genres Because Movies Two
Zombies are eternal. They're like dinosaurs. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Dinosaurs Like Eternal Zombies
Comics are in my blood. It's my strange addiction, and I love it. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Love Strange Addiction Comics Blood
I mean he's a very famous director... they're not going to put their... and he's very tough, he doesn't like interference at all, so he kept them at bay. Ronald Harwood
Director Tough Bay He Put Like Very Going Famous Mean Them Interference Kept
Well we took it apart scene by scene. We examined every sentence, every full stop, every comma. He has a most wonderful eye for detail, Roman, and you know, he's a very good artist. Ronald Harwood
Good You Wonderful Every Took Eye Detail Examined Scene He Know Most Well Comma Very Artist Roman Stop Apart Sentence Full
I went straight in. Fade in, one... whatever. He's playing the piano in the radio station. Ronald Harwood
Whatever Station Piano Fade He Straight Radio Radio Station Playing
He's very concealed, Polanski. We became very close friends, but I don't think I ever saw him drop his guard. I didn't see him upset or anything like that, we just did the work. Ronald Harwood
Work Drop Think Guard Saw See He Concealed Like Him Became His Friends Very Close Close Friends Did Just Upset Anything Ever
I take pride in taking care of all the housework so that my wife, who works as a designer for Martha Stewart, won't need to sacrifice any of her leisure time when she gets home. Said Sayrafiezadeh
Time Home Pride Care Wife Sacrifice Martha Martha Stewart Take Taking She Housework Gets Any Leisure Leisure Time Who Works Her Designer Need
The daily quota I've set for myself is 500 words or approximately a page and a half double-spaced. Which isn't much, except that I'm extremely slow, extremely meticulous. 'Le mot juste' haunts me. On a good day, I will finally secrete the 500th word at about 5 o'clock, and I'll reward myself by going to Housing Works Bookstore to read. Said Sayrafiezadeh
Myself Good Day Daily Me Words Good Day Reward Word Will Slow Half Finally Bookstore Extremely Approximately About Haunts Except Read Housing Meticulous Going Quota Which Much Page Works Set
My childhood was defined by my father's absence. His presence looms so large. Up until the age of 18, he was a superstar for me. Said Sayrafiezadeh
Me Age Father Defined Absence Superstar He Until His Up Childhood Large Presence
I wake when my wife wakes, at 7:30 A.M. I'd like to sleep longer, but she has to go off to work, and I'd be plagued with guilt. Said Sayrafiezadeh
Work Wife Guilt Longer Like She Go Off Wake Wakes Sleep
We were poor, my mother and I, living in a world of doom and gloom, pessimism and bitterness, where storms raged and wolves scratched at the door. Said Sayrafiezadeh
World Mother Bitterness Living Gloom Were Wolves Scratched Doom Where Door Storms Poor Pessimism
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