Notes On A Scandal Quotes & Sayings

It is curious how believable I can be when I criticize myself, how unconvincing when I give myself praise. — Marion Dane Bauer

No one can give you what you want if no one knows what you want, child — Miranda Davis

...he still never saw her as anything but a direct, literal invitation of God's, dropped into his life for reasons he would never know. — Philip K. Dick

Work, he said, was a first-rate medicine for any illness. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

I was quite shocked at the tone I took and the judgements I had of the relationship that she embarked on, you know, sex with a minor. But it's the stuff of great drama [in Notes On A Scandal]. — Cate Blanchett

Maybe this is my morality coming in again but it was important to me that the actor [ in Notes On A Scandal] was above the age of consent. Although really, what's the difference between 15 and 16? It's the law, yeah, but he's very mature. — Cate Blanchett

Through it [literature] we know the past, govern the present, and influence the future. — Charlotte Perkins Gilman

We heard of White & Green Revolution but now we need a Blue Revolution & harness the potential in fisheries sector. — Narendra Modi

You can't hate someone whose story you know. — Margaret J. Wheatley

Whatever you're thinking about, you will attract. — Bob Proctor

Astonishingly, not all girls get dressed just to please men. — Jojo Moyes

'What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal' was thrilling in its light, deceptive tone, its subtle but irresistible momentum. — Cathleen Schine

I love making stuff. There's a joy in having the first molecule of an idea, then testing it in front of audiences at secret shows that people only know about the day before. I videotape those, study them, enjoy being in the character and figuring out the movie. — Mike Myers

The church wanted us to give out food to malnourished children, but they didn't want us to question why they were malnourished to begin with. — Elvia Alvarado

My dream is to work with people like Meryl Streep, Michael Fassbender, Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett. To me, those are true storytellers - genuine people who have stories to tell and make incredible films. — AJ Michalka