I think. as a child, there’s something frightening about certain adults, particularly when you’re in their clutches or power. That must be the reason why Roald Dahl creates such brilliant characters: He taps into something in the collective memory of people.
I wish I was a bit shorter, as I think shorter people have better walks. Freddie Fox, the actor, is shorter than me and has an amazing gait; and Tom Cruise has a brilliant run. I’m just gangly.
If you ask people if they enjoy crime novels, they’ll say, ‘Oh, my guilty pleasure is…’ then name a really brilliant crime writer.
I played behind Phil Thompson and Alan Hansen, and they were both brilliant centre-halves.
I think it’s always unfair, but, if you are Neymar or Messi or Suarez, people expect every week back-to-back goals or brilliant performances.
Working with David Bowie was very interesting, but I couldn’t surrender to it. I should have let him produce a record for me, but I’m very perverse in some ways. He’s brilliant, but the entourage were rather daunting.
I think one of the brilliant parts of our democracy is how resilient it is. We are each allowed to have our own beliefs and, as long as we follow the rule of law, we can express them however we’d like. This is a unique characteristic of the best democracies and one I value tremendously.
I never went to drama school, but I was really lucky in that both my junior school and secondary school had brilliant drama departments.
Women are so strong and knowledgeable. You know, instead of competing with each other, I would love to complete each other. Take away that wall of competition and say, ‘Hey, let’s just all get together and help each other be brilliant.’
I don’t really get star-struck, but I do get talent struck. If I meet somebody that I think is just wildly talented and brilliant, that’s when I start getting nervous.
‘Zoolander.’ Yeah, I mean, I love Ben Stiller; he’s just a brilliant guy. And I love Will Ferrell in it, too. His character, to me, is just insane, and he made such huge choices, and he’s such a weirdo!
I plan someday to do a one-man show based solely on the e-mails of Bellamy Young. And people will think I’ve written a brilliant comedy myself when, in fact, all the text will be directly from Bellamy.
I very rarely watch my own fashion shows, but the makeup for my Fall 2011 show was just brilliant.
If analysis shows that someone’s brilliant work fails again and again as soon as cooperation from others is required, it probably indicates a lack of courtesy – that is, a lack of manners.
There is nothing that human imagination can figure brilliant and enviable that human genius and skill do not aspire to realize.
During the Second Boer War, from 1899 to 1902, Britain was rampantly jingoistic: anyone who opposed the war was cast as a traitor. The ‘Guardian’ stood against it and ran a campaign for peace while the brilliant ‘Guardian’ reporter Emily Hobhouse exposed the concentration camps for the Boers run by the British.
Lincoln is a genius of language and a brilliant writer who deserves to be seen as part of the canon of great writers in American literature.
I loved ‘Matilda.’ The kids are so brilliant and uninhibited. They were inspiring. Seeing them onstage, just going wild, reminded me of when I was that age. I was excited for them and completely taken by their innocence and hard work.
Some of the best rock riffs ever written were by Jimmy Page, and I can’t really name the songs, but some of the stuff he did on his first and second records is beyond brilliant.
I think everyone should sing – it’s so good for you, as it makes you breathe deeply, and it’s good for you emotionally, too. It’s a brilliant release way of lifting the spirits.
The presidents and the founding fathers and all of the people we sort of raise up as false idols, we don’t wrestle with the fact that many of these were brilliant men, but they were also men with deep prejudices against people of color, against indigenous people, against women.
The best song lyrics seem to me so artful, so brilliant, so warm and humorous, with both passion and wit, that my admiration is matched only by my envy.
It’s brilliant having loads of girls running after you. It’s also a shock when you realise just how much attention you’re getting. Eventually, you start to think, ‘I’d rather settle down and be normal.’
Natacha Marro has always been a favorite shoe designer, and now she has started offering vegan options in her collection, which is brilliant! As for clothing, I have discovered tons of great vegan independent designers on Etsy!
My favourite piece of music is actually ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ as a whole. For me, it’s the most perfect and brilliant example of rock song writing.
Late afternoon on the West Coast ends with the sky doing all its brilliant stuff.
I always remember loving ‘Even Stevens’ – that show was so brilliant and funny and smart.
Wolves are afraid of humans, whereas dogs are not. Wolves hunt game, whereas dogs scavenge human leftovers or eat what their human companions put out for dinner. Wolves are not great at following human commands, whereas dogs are brilliant at it.
The duty of a toastmaster is to be so dull that the succeeding speakers will appear brilliant by contrast.
I love ‘Jaws,’ and I think Robert Shaw’s performance in ‘Jaws’ is one of the best screen performances of all time. I am a massive Robert Shaw fan. I think he’s a brilliant, brilliant talent and we lost him way before his time.
I’m a fool for a brilliant filmmaker. And for someone who wants to try new things.
The person who I admire most in business is Warren Buffett. He is a long-term investor and has brilliant ideas, and he sticks to them.
I have everything that I could possibly want in life, from a gorgeous granddaughter and a wonderful wife, brilliant students, the best job anyone could hope for, and about half of my hair. Not the half I would have kept, but no one consulted me.
I really got into ‘The Walking Dead.’ That was genius. And I have to say, my husband is on ‘Shameless,’ and I think it’s a brilliant show.
My mom was as brilliant a cook as my dad is.
I had three brilliant English teachers at secondary school. They found the writer in me.
He was a huge football man – he loved football. He was a good parent, a great father, and brilliant with me.
Although he was a brilliant businessman, in my mind, Dick Spangler will best be remembered in our state for his commitment to education and what it means for lifting individuals out of poverty, giving them a path for learning, and expressing their individuality.
General Giap was one of the most brilliant military strategists of our era, who in Dien Bien Phu was able to place missile launchers in remote, mountainous jungles, something the yankee and European military officers considered impossible.
My younger sister had kids before I did, and managed to earn a master’s degree while raising them as a single parent. Now she’s a brilliant second-grade teacher. I’m in awe of her ability to juggle everything and still be a great mother.
Nic Hoult is just such a brilliant actor.
I’m so proud, and it feels brilliant to be a world champion.
My father will anticipate everything. He will leave you and me no chance to do a great and brilliant deed.
My mum wouldn’t do a film for money. She does it as a passion. That’s why she’s involved in things that are so brilliant. She really cares about what she does.
Dating apps are brilliant for expanding your actual social network, which leads you to meet other people.
Men have made the world. And they’ve made a brilliant job of it. I love men. You know, men, you built Paris and you invented The Beatles, and, you know, and you’ve taught dogs to say ‘sausages.’ You know, I love your world. Thank you for it.
Drake is brilliant.
Martin Sheen is my pinup! And Allison Janney, oh my God. They’re brilliant actors.
I never went to drama school. It’s a brilliant thing for the right type of person, but I threw myself in the deep end.
Some actors are brilliant in David Mamet, but they would crash and burn in my plays and visa-versa. You either have my music in your body, or you don’t.
Even before I went to the UN, I often would want to say something in a meeting – only woman at the table – and I’d think, ‘OK well, I don’t think I’ll say that. It may sound stupid.’ And then some man says it, and everybody thinks it’s completely brilliant, and you are so mad at yourself for not saying something.
Phil Hartman was brilliant, and Dave Foley is a really funny guy. Phil Hartman was actually even funnier offstage than he was onstage because he would say nasty things. Dave Foley’s very funny, very witty guy, very quick.
I believe the biggest breakthroughs on cancer could come from brilliant researchers based in India.
Filming in London is brilliant.
I was a brilliant student. I always try to be the best.
There are certain people who have become better artists, but they’re brilliant at marketing. I think someone who’s been phenomenal like that is Madonna.
Learning a play is one thing, but to learn to play Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ without music: that’s brilliant.
When you have a brilliant idea, nobody is going to ask to see your diploma.
