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In drama you can either pretend everything is OK, or you can show the world as it really is in the hope that it gets better.
Lots of times you have to pretend to join a parade in which you're not really interested in order to get where you're going.
It's disingenuous to... pretend the sources of our money don't impact the policy we write - you just can't serve two masters.
I'm not naive enough to pretend that on its own cinema can capture the very soul of significant social and cultural problems.
I used to pretend like I was 27 years old and about to get married and unsure if this was the right guy for me when I was 12.
When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often easy to see symbolism where none exists.
The rules of Canadian engagement say that if we encounter a celebrity, we have to pretend we're not encountering a celebrity.
It is always self-defeating to pretend to a generation younger than your own; it simply erases your own experience in history.
I'm a car singer, in fact sometimes I pretend to take my dog out for a walk, and I'll just drive him around and start singin'.
I wouldn't be young again even if it were possible, but I am not going to pretend that growing old is all sweetness and light.
I feel like acting's a really good excuse because I just get to pretend to do everything and then back out if I don't like it.
Tonight I'll dust myself off, tonight I'll suck my gut in, I'll face the night and I'll pretend I got something to believe in.
We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgement of the intellect is only part of the truth.
The government don't want to talk about the consequences of the choices they make. They pretend there aren't any consequences.
The thing about taking risks is, if it's really a risk, you really can fail. It's only a pretend risk if you really can't fail.
When I was a kid, I used to pretend I was Han Solo all the time. Running around with my fingers pretending they were a blaster.
An awful lot of gay pop stars pretend to be straight. I'm going to start a movement of straight pop stars pretending to be gay.
It's difficult to speak with beautiful people. No matter how hard you try to pretend otherwise, you still want them to like you.
My parents are very funny when they have to deal with anything racy or off-color. They usually pretend they don't speak English.
I've always made music on my own, but I didn't think there was a platform for that, so I thought I had to pretend it was a band.
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
I make no bones about it, I'm a product of my upbringing and of the time I was brought up, so I'm not going to pretend not to be.
I've always thought that we, as human beings, would be naive and arrogant to pretend that we're the only life form in the galaxy.
I've always wanted to do an Indian film, but I didn't want to come to India and pretend that I could play an average Bombay girl.
The thing about television is that you can't fake it. Your sense of discovery must be genuine; you can't pretend to be surprised.
I don't want to pretend to be a prophet or a saint. I'm very conscious of my limitations. I know my flaws. But I don't like lying.
I'm not 'one of the guys.' I don't want to pretend to be one on stage. I'm not going to dress like a guy or carry myself like one.
I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.
The people like me because I don't have to pretend that I'm a good Muslim - when I talk about my faith, it's between me and my God.
Mayweather was TBE - The Best Ever - at making money, but look at his highlights and look at mine. You can't pretend it's the same.
It's the beauty of the Web. You can pretend to be anything you want. But people figure out pretty quick if you don't live up to it.
I'm not really gangsta. Not at all. I just write about them. It's fun to pretend, at least on paper. But in real life, not so much.
I loathe and detest people who pretend they don't care what people think about them as if that is a virtue, when it is simply rude.
I have a thing that I do when I meet famous people, where I try to play it really cool. Sometimes I pretend like I don't know them.
In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not.
I don't have to pretend to be someone I'm not and I think talking so openly about my story gave me acceptance that it's ok to be me.
What I'm dealing with is sound. I don't pretend to be dealing with music. I'm just dealing with sound elements, textures and sounds.
It's good to be in the news for whatever reason. I can't pretend that I am not enjoying the attention. Being popular is a good thing.
That's one of the great things about acting - you get to pretend you're somebody else, which is great if you get bored with yourself.
I had a friend, and we always used to pretend to be twins. We had this fantasy about going to Hollywood together. We were about four.
Realistic novels simply pretend that the rules of their invented worlds are identical to the rules of actual life, but that's a ruse.
Think small. Don't pretend you know the answers. Experiment; get feedback. These are all the premises of 'Think Like a Freak,' really.
Shooting a movie should be fun! It's not a real job. It can be hard, but at the end of the day, we're dressing up and playing pretend.
By vulgarity I mean that vice of civilization which makes man ashamed of himself and his next of kin, and pretend to be somebody else.
I'd like to keep my personal life private. In reality, I know that's not possible. In the present, I'm trying to pretend it's possible.
If you see harassment happening, speak up. Being harassed is terrible; having bystanders pretend they don't notice is infinitely worse.
I find dates, in general, horrific. We have to sit there and ask these questions and pretend to eat a meal, and it just feels so stiff.
Nobody should expect an actor to have these wonderful ideas and concepts about the world: they pretend to be other people for a living.
If you spend all your time reading books that you only pretend to understand, year after year, there isn't much room for anything else.
Families always have these unspoken dramas, and at holidays, everyone is supposed to sit down and pretend that none of that is going on.