Michael
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“I think people are slugs who have no lives, and they like to look at the tragedies of other people so they can somehow justify their own choices to merely exist,”
“Always have one artistic thing that is pure, at least one thing, where you don’t compromise. You can do other things to make money, but have one pure area.”
― Actors Anonymous: A Novel
― Actors Anonymous: A Novel
“Make your characters interested in something. Striving for something. In need of something. Good at something. This will make them likeable and interesting.”
― Actors Anonymous: A Novel
― Actors Anonymous: A Novel
“You’re not destined or chosen, I wish I could tell you that you were if that would make it easier, but it’s not true. You’re in the right place at the right time, and you care enough to do what needs to be done. Sometimes that’s enough.”
― The Night Circus
― The Night Circus
“You also need love. Your characters need to love something, otherwise they will be unlovable.”
― Actors Anonymous: A Novel
― Actors Anonymous: A Novel
“Read Frank’s poem, “Advice to the Players.” It talks about all of this, about the human need to create.”
― Actors Anonymous: A Novel
― Actors Anonymous: A Novel
Michael’s 2025 Year in Books
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