I couldn't stop looking at the award when I received it. It was as if my whole career flashed in front of me, from beginning to the moment I was handed the Golden Globe.
In a novel, on the other hand, you not only have to describe the rooms, but the clothes, the characters and what they are thinking. It's a much more in-depth process.
'The Color Purple' is the kind of character piece that a director like Sidney Lumet could do brilliantly with one hand tied behind his back.
The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
I know that men are so eager to be one among the stars. I feel that damaged earth will never let men go off hand.
The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall.
I've figured out what to do with my hands... onstage. I'm a percussion player, so I grab a tambourine as much as I can.
It's red hot, mate. I hate to think of this sort of book getting in the wrong hands. As soon as I've finished this, I shall recommend they ban it.
Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away.
Many men would take the death-sentence without a whimper, to escape the life-sentence which fate carries in her other hand.
It's a disappointment to lose key players. On the other hand it creates an opportunity to play other players.
The proverb warns that 'You should not bite the hand that feeds you.' But maybe you should, if it prevents you from feeding yourself.
After all these years, I definitely associate having a pen in my hand with having an ashtray just out of eye line.
Magic is all about directing attention. If I didn't want you to look at my right hand then I don't look at it.
We focused on getting popchips into the hands of tastemakers and influencers wherever they were, from the fashionistas at Mercedes Benz fashion week to the passengers on Virgin Airlines.
It is an intern's job to go for coffee for anyone who asks, preferably delivering it scalding hot and cupped in your bare hands!
Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shepherd when he stands before the king whose hand is to be laid upon him in honour.
Sometimes in the course of human events it becomes necessary to kick some ass. Knock them down, but then extend a hand to help them change.
Back in my day, I would probe by hand. Now you can get commercial software that does the job for you.
Ah, what happiness it is to be with people who are all happy, to press hands, press cheeks, smile into eyes.
As you bloom in new seasons, you must get down on your hands and knees, take a closer look and bravely remove the weeds.
