Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no. You get a letter from the Prime Minister saying you've been recommended for a knighthood and there are two little boxes, one says yes, one says no. Derek Jacobi
Everything we did, we did live - and then Bobby took it home and chopped it up and edited it. Which is pretty much what they did with every jazz record you've ever heard. Charlie Hunter
Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage. Scott Hamilton
Fantasy is totally wide open; all you really have to do is follow the rules you've set. But if you're writing about science, you have to first learn what you're writing about. Octavia Butler
Film scores are often based on short themes, and it helps if you've got some way of developing these themes and making them sometimes last 4 minutes and sometimes last 40 seconds. One ends up doing it subconsciously. Anne Dudley
For an actor, you're rejected eight or ten times a day. All you've got to sell is yourself. You're not selling products, they're not turning down a car, they're turning you down. Most people can't handle that. Most people are essentially not set up that way. Barry Corbin
For me, having a child is a really great responsibility because you've got something there that is depending on you for information and love until a certain age when it goes to school. Kate Bush
For me, it's a bigger challenge, it's much harder to do and much more rewarding to do well, then just to think up stuff of your own, hit or miss, because you've got to see to it that you don't torpedo any of his punch lines. Humphrey Lyttelton
Going to another country you're not in your house, you're with people you've never met before, and I think it's definitely a good growing experience. Amanda Bynes
Golf is a thinking man's game. You can have all the shots in the bag, but if you don't know what to do with them, you've got troubles. Chi Chi Rodriguez
Good actresses can often accomplish miracles, and it is possible to be someone you've never been or will be. But in a sitcom, there's no time. Patricia Richardson
Good dreams don't come cheap, you've got to pay for them and If you just dream when you're asleep this is no way for them to come alive... to survive. Harry Chapin
