J D Salinger





"I seldom care to know a writer's birthplace, his children's names, his working schedule, the date of his arrest for smuggling guns (the gallant rogue!) during the Irish Rebellion. The writer who tells you these things is also very likely to have his picture taken wearing an open-collared shirt-and he's sure to be looking three-quarter-profile and tragic. He can also be counted on to refer to his wife as a swell gal or a grand person." J D Salinger

Maurice Sendak

"I have to accept my role. I will never kill myself like Vincent Van Gogh. Nor will I paint beautiful water lilies like Monet. I can't do that. I'm in the idiot role of being a kiddie book person." Maurice Sendak

Richard Ayoade

"I tend to stick to Norwegian-Nigerians. I don't go outside that group." Richard Ayoade

Lars Mikkelsen

"That’s a certain Scandinavian tone... We're sort of melancholy aren’t we? It’s almost always raining." Lars Mikkelsen

Noah Taylor

"I was mistaken for Prince once in Africa when I had a moustache." Noah Taylor

Todd Sampson

''I'm still that kid in Nova Scotia thinking of how to do things differently. Money and position don't interest me, and I'm still most comfortable with the kinds of people I grew up with. It took me a long while to realise that I am who I was." Todd Sampson

Sebastien Chabal

"May I ask you a question in English?"
"Non."
"Non?"
"We are in France. We speak French... Okay? Merci."