Ficarra Quotes & Sayings

I think you will like your life in the Transport Service, but it'll be far from normal. Being a slave ... or a goatherd's wife ... is closer to normal. A deep-space response ship pilot is a very, very rare thing. — J.Z. Colby

I can't see how I'll make it a year this way," he said.
"It seems impossible, I know. But when we're old and doddering, this year will seem like a blink. — Paula McLain

...I didn't want to be a passenger on someone else's motorcycle.
I wanted to be the one riding that motherfucker. — Lily Brooks-Dalton

God can give us words of comfort or direction, and we can be very excited, filled with faith, feeling bold and able to conquer the enemy. — Joyce Meyer

When you do a low budget movie, you get a little over-ambitious. — Glenn Ficarra

The onus is on us as a community to really put forward a different face for our religion, for our community, and for our Lord, and for our Prophet, peace be upon him, because it's really unacceptable that a religion with all of this beauty should be painted with such ugly strokes. So we're really here trying to paint a beautiful picture of our faith in action. — Hamza Yusuf

The characteristic shared by people at the top of their profession is that, to get better, they crave criticism. Most people don't like criticism, but if you are trying to shave two tenths of a second at 800 metres, that is what you crave. — Sebastian Coe

Everyone's always waiting for someone to falter. — Glenn Ficarra

As a confirmed individualist I certainly do not wish to underrate the influence of the individual, for the masses do not lead the individual; rather, in the individual is vested the capacity to lead the masses. — Gustav Stresemann

At 8, I made a pact with God. — Taylor Caldwell

every time we allow ourselves to lean into joy and give in to those moments, we build resilience and we cultivate hope. — Brene Brown

I usually keep a bottle of whiskey. I'm not a big drinker, but I feel like it's important to have. — Rebecca Ward

When you make a movie with plenty of money, there is no drama. — Glenn Ficarra

My best advice is just to show up and be truthful. Be the kind of friend you are hoping for. — Jen Hatmaker

Well I've made no secret of my life long love of MAD Magazine, it's probably my first and greatest influence in terms of my comic sensibilities. I've known John [Ficarra] for many years, and we've been friends. About four or five months ago, at a dinner in New York, John made the very nice offer of my being guest editor for an issue of MAD and I thought about it for about half a nanosecond and decided that was a pretty good idea. — Al Yankovic

A lot of directors keep writers away because the writers know the script better than anybody, obviously they do, and they have certain intents. But a lot of people would be surprised to know that writers are pretty flexible when it comes to their work. — Glenn Ficarra

All the lessons you learn in film school from the people you hate are always the ones that are important. The lessons you think are great and thankful for never end up meaning anything to you. — Glenn Ficarra

Where I am not understood, it shall be concluded that something very useful and profound is couched underneath. — Jonathan Swift