There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God.
I look for material that both interest me and challenges me. If I am drawn to the material and I have to work hard at it, the characters and the plots reflect the hours and hours of research.
Mahmoud Abbas, Statesman (1935) |
Marcus Allen, Athlete (1960) |
Wilhelm Backhaus, Musician (1884) |
Todd Barry, Comedian (1964) |
James Caan, Actor (1940) |
Joseph Campbell, Author (1904) |
Richard Dawkins, Scientist (1941) |
Vine Deloria, Jr., Author (1933) |
Ernst Engel, Economist (1821) |
Jon English, Musician (1949) |
Josef Albers, Artist (1976) |
Katharine Lee Bates, Author (1929) |
James Callaghan, Leader (2005) |
Randy Castillo, Musician (2002) |
Geraldine Ferraro, Politician (2011) |
David Lloyd George, Statesman (1945) |