Quotes About Author

Critics often say, 'Oh she makes films about strong women'. Wrong; I make films about complex characters and the choices they make.

Love with writing began from school days itself and with passage of time my bond with it went on becoming stronger.

Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate than myself.

I have more freedom when I write fiction, but my memoirs have had a much stronger impact on my readers. Somehow the 'message,' even if I am not even aware that there is one, is conveyed better in this form.

I love 'Memory Keeper's Daughter,' but in some ways I think 'The Lake of Dreams' is a stronger book. I was able to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's all you can ever do as a writer. From there on you have no control over it.

'The Levanter' features some of the strongest action scenes to be found in Ambler - who can, in some of his fiction, stay in one place for a whole novel.

Dani Alves would be a great signing for AC Milan. He is one of the strongest full-backs in the world.

I strongly believe in political activity that has to do with choices - and not consensus that sometimes covers problems and doesn't resolve them.

I do, however, feel reasonably strongly the sense that the job of a piece of argumentative scholarly non-fiction is not the same as the job of a piece of fiction.

I want to be completely clear that I strongly oppose 'Audit the Fed.'

The issue I have always felt most strongly about is hunger in America, in particular the children.

I do believe quite strongly in evil.

My father said writing was a nice hobby. He strongly encouraged my brother and me to become doctors.

It is in my heart that I believe most strongly that our future is within a reformed E.U. - not least because we now live in a global marketplace.

I don't feel that I'm particularly political. I'm interested in politics; I'll express my view if I feel strongly about something, but humanitarian issues, I think, are slightly different.

I'm proud to be a Democrat, and I feel pretty strongly that the country would be better off with Democrats in charge.

I think I had struck on a combination of imagery and politics that worked.

The Comeback' is so cringey and difficult, but watching it, what I was really struck with was the kindness and the generosity.

The 'Chronicles of Narnia' have been favourites of mine since my childhood when I misread 'Aslan' as 'Alsatian' and was struck by the genius of naming a lion after a dog!

In my experience, and that of a lot of other women writers, all of the questions coming at them from interviewers tend to be about how lucky they are to be where they are - about luck and identity and how the idea struck them.

With Nani, what struck me was his confidence. It has been a revelation. Nani, the most confident actor and it is a pleasure to work with him. Will do a film with him anytime given a chance.

I have been particularly struck with the overwhelming evidence which is given as to the fitness of the natives of India for high offices and employments.

Their scrambled attention spans struck me as a metaphor for the way we get our doses of reality these days.

The only reason I would write a sequel is if I were struck by an idea that I felt to be equal to the original. Too many sequels diminish the original.