quotes about Newness

“Fortune always fights on the side of the prudent.”

“Most of the history is a divine work of fiction.”

“I want everybody to travel, to travel and not be afraid.”

“When you talk to people about the books that have meant a lot to them, it's usually books they read when they were younger because the books have this wonder in everyday things that isn't bogged down by excessively grown-up concerns or the need to be subtle or coy... when you read these books as an adult, it tends to bring back the sense of newness and discovery that I tend not to get from adult fiction.”

“It's hard to hand a script to a director, there's no question about it. You've lived with these characters, you've started with a blank page, especially when it's an original work and something not based on a preexisting piece of material. But if you don't like it, write a novel.”

“Growing up, I had an insane crush on Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys.”

Source : Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. February 29, 2008.

“I think everybody works from a defensive position, for the most part, in the film industry.”

“Imprisoned professors taught imprisoned students free theology.”

“It takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory”

“I finally realized that until you understand why you do things, you have no control over what you do.”