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Quotes

Abi Morgan (1968–)

“The older I get, the more I have to think long and hard about what I need to say and why.”
Abi Morgan (1968–)

Photo by Sarah Lee.

Peter Cushing (1913-94)

Peter Cushing in The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), courtesy Hammer Films Prods.

You cannot make a film like this without integrity.
To make the audiences believe in you, you must believe utterly in what you are doing.

Peter Cushing (1913-94)

Uma Thurman (1970–)

“I used to be more paranoid and stressed, constantly worrying about my Plan B, but the truth is I don’t have one.”
Uma Thurman (1970–)

Photo uncredited.

Patricia Highsmith (1921–95)

“No book, and possibly no painting, when it is finished, is ever exactly like the first dream of it.”
Patricia Highsmith (1921–95)

Photographer unidentified.

Joanna Russ (1937–2011)

“Ignorance is not bad faith. But persistence in ignorance is.”
Joanna Russ (1937–2011)

Photograph by Tee Corinne.

Quentin Crisp (1908–99)

“Health consists of having the same diseases as one’s neighbors.”
Quentin Crisp (1908–99)

Photo by Simon Dack.