(from a 1990 interview) None of the stuff I`ve done will ever cure cancer. It`s entertainment and some of it has been better entertainment than others. Ghost (1990) is a good little movie, like Jumpin` Jack Flash (1986), which I`ve changed my mind about and am finally able to watch. Burglar (1987) and Clara`s Heart (1988) are good little movies. There`s also a couple I don`t care for. The Telephone (1988) read brilliantly but was cockadoo on the screen. I`m also not crazy about Fatal Beauty (1987); it could have been a whole lot better. I`ve done good stuff and bad stuff. That`s what careers are all about.
- Whoopi GoldbergIf you can come in, say your lines brilliantly, and be thinking `What`s for lunch?` the whole time you`re doing it and it works for the audience, who cares?
- Joaquin PhoenixPeople like Cary Grant, Will Smith and Hugh Grant do it brilliantly. They are just relentlessly charming and self-deprecating. I found that really difficult. But there may be other reasons for that.
- Paul BettanyI marched for civil rights with Dr. King in 1963 - long before Hollywood found it fashionable. But when I told an audience last year that white pride is just as valid as black pride or red pride or anyone else`s pride, they called me a racist. I`ve worked with brilliantly talented homosexuals all my life. But when I told an audience that gay rights should extend no further than your rights or my rights, I was called a homophobe. I served in World War II against the Axis powers. But during a speech, when I drew an analogy between singling out innocent Jews and singling out innocent gun owners, I was called an anti-Semite. Everyone I know knows I would never raise a closed fist against my country. But when I asked an audience to oppose this cultural persecution, I was compared to Timothy McVeigh. (1999)
- Charlton HestonBecause Shakespeare`s language is so expansive, we`re under this misconception that it`s difficult. But I discovered that it`s easy because it`s so brilliantly written. The words are perfect, and the language is intelligent and very emotional.
- Jessica LangeMichael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot.
- Debbie Allen(on his screen partnership with Ginger Rogers) Ginger was brilliantly effective. She made everything work for her. Actually, she made things very fine for the both of us and she deserves most of the credit for our success.
- Fred AstaireI loved Alien, and I loved Carrie, and I loved The Exorcist - those were big movies for me. They were just brilliantly done, and unusual, and they all took horror to some new place.
- Lawrence KasdanWhen I did suit back up and put the Superlatives together, I had a lot of trouble in my mind following ( The Pilgrim ). I was doing a session one day with Cash, and I said, `You`ve made lots of brilliantly deep records that weren`t on anybody`s radar except yours. I`m having a tough time following this Pilgrim thing.` He said, `The only thing I can tell you is that your next record has to come out of your heart like that one did, or it`s just a wasted work. Once you make a record like that, you can`t go back and live with yourself.` And he was right.
- Marty StuartI had very clever producers, who scheduled it brilliantly, but scheduling it was a nightmare.
- John CrowleyGeorge (Lucas) came up to me and said, `You gave me the biggest laugh. You died brilliantly`, and funnily enough everybody says the same.
- Michael SheardThe boys defended brilliantly against Carew at the back and we were just too strong for Norway. We might also have scored more goals as we had some chances in the second half.
- Kenny MillerSooner or later something had to give. But President Bush, faced with the unprecedented affront of 9-11, could not wait to take action. So he had to do what we were capable of doing, and he did it brilliantly.
- Alexander HaigShakespeare reveals human nature brilliantly: he shines a light on our instinctive desire to dominate each other.
- Edward HallLord of the Rings, I think, is far and away the most brilliantly done stuff.
- Len WeinJohn and David played brilliantly against a tough field at Borgata ... Their results further demonstrate the depth of talent that represents Full Tilt Poker.
- Howard LedererWe are continually faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.
- Adam ComeyWe are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
- Alan GellThe social sciences, I thought, needed the same kind of rigor and the same mathematical underpinnings that had made the "hard" sciences so brilliantly successful.
- Alexandra PicavetHe was brilliantly still, and I`ve never known anyone so punctual.
- Ann Belford Ulanov`The Marketing of Evil` takes no prisoners. David Kupelian brilliantly explains how a clever, radical elite is persuading Americans to accept evil as good, and good as evil. With precise clarity, the book blows the lid off the most successful ? and dangerous ? cultural scams. In addition, Kupelian`s personal vignettes and vigorous writing hold the reader`s interest throughout.
- Ann FieldsI don`t care if the Bible says it. It`s wrong. It`s wrong to divide people on the basis of sexual preference, of sexual orientation. It`s wrong to say that women are unequal, if the Bible says so. It`s wrong to say that Blacks are unequal even if the Hammite myth supports it or suggests it. The Bible is often wrong. It is often right. Of course, it is often brilliantly right.
- Alan M. DershowitzWe are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
- Charles R. SwindollWhen in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.
- Cynthia Heimel