Debenedictis Los Angeles Quotes & Sayings

There is something about the way that Greek poets, say Aeschylus, use metaphor that really attracts me. I don't think I can imitate it, but there's a density to it that I think I'm always trying to push towards in English. — Anne Carson

Madison lived in his head and public speaking did not come naturally to him. — Richard Brookhiser

The first time I rode a bike I was four or five. I crashed into the back of a car. — David Millar

Every man is a king so long as he has someone to look down on. — Sinclair Lewis

Big Fish was the first movie that we worked on together, and I had already written it. We had another director, but that director didn't do it. So, it was just a Hail Mary to Tim, and Tim said that he wanted to do it and I was like, "That's fantastic!" But, there wasn't a lot of collaboration because he knew what he wanted to do and just did it. There were very minor changes for Big Fish. — John August