Big Quotes

People realize that Salieri is not the man we saw in the Amadeus movie. That man had no talent. It was a great movie, but the Salieri character was a big fiction.

I think punk rock, especially for me, was a big middle finger to this whole talent thing.

Taking me seriously is a big mistake. I certainly wouldn't.

When Obama gutted Medicare by taking $717 billion out of it, the Romney plan does not do that. The Ryan plan mimicked part of the Obama package there, the Romney plan does not. That's a big difference.

I don't think I'll ever be a producer who's into taking the meetings and fighting the big fights with studios. I really don't like that part. I'm much more interested in the material.

The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away.

The big print giveth and the small print taketh away.

It takes me a long time to make a big purchase.

One of the books we read a few years ago that had a big effect on us was Repeated Takes by Michael Chanan.

Slater's a big star and he's been in the business a long time. He's always in a good mood and easygoing but he takes his character very seriously.

It takes one person to give you a big chance.

I love going to movies. It's just big, it takes you away, you can escape into it.

I have taken the marshmallows off the sweet potatoes, however. They would make a big pan of sweet potatoes and cover it with marshmallows. My kids would love it if I would do that for them!

Keep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead - but aim to do something big.

Lawyers know how to take isolated complaints in a divorce case and build them into one big one.

You can never say you're big - I don't think you can ever take anything like that for granted.

The PRC is the big brother in this relationship, and it has the capacity to be generous to Taiwan on this issue in a manner that might do much to defuse that issue internally in Taiwan.

I say what I feel. I try to be tactful, but I can't not say what I feel. I have a really big problem with that.

I was one man and I tackled a big railroad. I did the best I could.

The next generation of innovators, who need neutrality the most, are not at the bargaining table. They're hard at work in their labs or classrooms, dreaming of the next big thing, and hoping that the Internet is as open to them as it was to the founders of Google.

I would say the flip side to my fascination with systems is a fascination with components. So many of my books are dialogues between little and big.

The British regulatory system was revised, so that bigger profits were encouraged, which removed the option of big spending on programming. Quality just fell off a cliff, and all the old hands either left or were fired for being too expensive.

It was a big decision to leave the system because many people said I would fail.

When you hear a large symphony orchestra. for instance, in a concert hall, there's a big, sweeping sound that just doesn't get on to a record.

Big doors swing on little hinges.

I'm big into fashion, so after swimming, when I hang up the Speedo, I definitely want to get into fashion and start designing my own clothing line.

I don't think you ever think of a big city as sweet or community, but there are cities that I think of as charming and particular and interesting cities. I live in one now, Charleston.

I don't really have an issue with showing certain parts of my body. I'd rather not, but it's not a big deal. Growing up in Sweden, it's natural over there.

I'm a big cardigan sweater guy.

Being on a Michael Bay set is... well, it's the only set I've ever been on. But I would imagine there's no set that's run quite like it. It's big, it's loud, it's powerful, it's intense, it's dirty, it's hot, it's sweaty - and it's really exciting. There's never a dull moment; there's never a quiet moment.