Quotes About Contrast

The fair one was the prettier, round and soft, but Magnus noticed the dark one first; her black hair was streaked with luminescent blue.

She was big. No beauty. Bad skin and bad clothes, but lovely eyes. Brown like conkers.

There was nothing picturesque here. No thatch. It would never have featured in an episode of Midsomer Murders.

There is an enormous difference between Russia and Western Europe.

We're not nearly as violent as the westerns.

The high reputation of Westminster abroad is not entirely reflected at home.

Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.

I enjoy some physical stuff. But if I had a choice between playing a scene where it's raining, it's terribly cold, I'm wet and I'm being drowned and playing a scene with dinosaur eggs in a laboratory, I'd probably take the latter. It's warmer and generally more comfortable!

My greatest pleasure is going out on a horrible, cold, wet January morning to pick the vegetables for our Sunday lunch, putting them in a muddy pile on the table, and then spending 45 minutes washing and preparing them. I like doing it because it's so different to what I do in the week. The same holds for cleaning the car or shining my shoes.

Who would people rather see, a real hitter hitting home runs or a pitcher swinging a wet newspaper?

There's less mystery in the sea than there is in fresh water. If you look at television there's lots of documentaries on whales, on coral reefs, the deep oceanic trenches. There's loads of stuff. But as soon as you look for anything about fresh water, the information is very sketchy.

Whatever anyone says, I think the opposite will happen.

It's a mystery, that thing about chemistry, because often people who hate each other in real life and hate each other on the set have great chemistry on the screen. And people who love each other in real life and love each other on the set have absolutely no chemistry whatsoever.

Whenever a situation develops to its extreme, it is bound to turn around and become its opposite.

I cycle whenever possible around London. But I travel first class when I need to fly.

I feel like an '8 Mile' Eminem compared to 'My Name is.' Whenever my name is brought up, it's in a 'Slim Shady' way, and it's funny, and I'm lighthearted, but at the same time, every once in a while, I like to take it seriously.

Whenever you have two characters in a book, whether it's a novel or nonfiction, you run the risk that the reader is going to like one more than the other. They're going to read one chapter and say, 'I can't wait to get back to the other guy.'

Being from North Carolina, it's kind of slow-paced. There's not too much going on there, whereas in New Orleans, there's always something going on. I just love all the people, going out to dinner and enjoying anything I want.

Los Angeles was great fun because it was the polar opposite of Moscow in 1980. It was sunny and bright, lots of colours around, whereas Moscow was dark and oppressive.

My mother was an artist and highly strung, whereas my father was much calmer.

Drama is more focused, and it reveals itself to you, whereas comedy is just right there when you first read it.

Cracked was a very short warrior, whereas Marley was a pacifist warrior.

The Twenties outfits are all about freedom and loose, flowing lines, whereas in 'Cinderella,' I had to wear corsets and big huge skirts.

When I get in the ring, I get to work very aggressively and solid, whereas with the Lord thing there were a lot of facials and stuff like that.