My Favorite Quotes - Page 13

• I'm a lifelong movie addict, and one of my favorite projects is making replica props and costumes. Nearly every one of these - from R2D2 to Hellboy's revolver - ends with the paint job. And it's not just cosmetic. The paint literally tells a story: what this thing is made of, where it's been, what it's been used for, and for how long.

  Adam Savage

  Jobs, Long, Stories

  "Adam Savage makes an alien helmet replica". www.wired.com. July 25, 2012.

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• One of my favorite things to cook is fondue. I'm Swiss. It's a great social meal.

  Ryan Seacrest

  Meals, Fondue, Favorites Things

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• I try not to hit a swing volley and run back. So my swing volley is kind of that transition to the net. It's been one of my favorite shots ever since I was young.

  Maria Sharapova

  Running, Swings, Trying

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• Very few people know this, but I love organizational products and tools. One of my favorite places to shop are container stores where you can get bins, boxes and crates to organize your life.

  Kimora Lee Simmons

  People, Favorite Places, Tools

  "Kimora Lee Simmons Dishes About Online Shopping, Her Favorite Things to Buy, and Hypothetical Hoarding" by Danica Lo, www.glamour.com. April 9, 2012.

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• Halloween is one of my favorite days of the year. I have a strict rule: I don't work on Halloween and I won't travel on Halloween. Not for any reason.

  Simon Sinek

  Halloween, Favorite Day, Years

  "Look On The Bright Side: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

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• I don't really cook much. I'm more of a baker. My favorite things to bake that everybody loves, and I can only keep in the house for about ten minutes, are 7-Up cake and Pineapple Upside-Down cake.

  Jada Pinkett Smith

  Cake, House, Pineapples

  "Jada Pinkett Smith: The many shades of Jada, from TV nurse to "Karate Kid's" mom". Interview with Kam Williams, www.philasun.com. June 13, 2010.

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• There are so many great 19th-century photographers, and it's really my favorite period, but the amateurs did such beautiful work.

  Patti Smith

  Beautiful, Photographer, Century

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• I carry my iPod everywhere. My favorite group is the John Butler Trio, an Australian jam band. The lead singer and guitarist writes amazing lyrics.

  Hope Solo

  Writing, Ipods, Groups

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• Lincoln's leadership is based on a number of precepts, but my favorite one is that he acted in the name, and for the good, of the people.

  Steven Spielberg

  Names, Numbers, People

  "Mike Fleming’s Q&A With Steven Spielberg: Why It Took 12 Years To Find ‘Lincoln’". Interview with Mike Fleming Jr, deadline.com. December 6, 2012.

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• My favorite snack would have to be Fritos, no doubt about it. Fritos and mayonnaise. I know. Really healthy, isn't it?

  Sylvester Stallone

  Snacks, Healthy, Doubt

  ABC NEWS PrimeTime Q&A, abcnews.go.com. January 6, 2006.

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• My favorite splurge would be gluten-free pizza. Or I'm a total truffle addict so truffle mac and cheese.

  Patti Stanger

  Would Be, Gluten, Cheese

  "Millionaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger's Weight-Loss Secrets". Interview with Karen Borsari, www.shape.com.

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• My favorite thing about L.A. is the sunny breezes that mimic the mindset of the energy in the people.

  Angie Stone

  People, Energy, Favorites Things

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• He's my favorite! He wrote and produced, and starred in and cast all of his movies! Can you imagine? I get really excited when I talk about Charlie Chaplin.

  Emma Stone

  Excited, Imagine, Chaplin

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• My favorite thing about movies is the ending and so all my favorite movies have really great endings.

  Emma Stone

  Favorites Things, Really Great

  "Emma Stone Gets An Easy A On Our Pop Quiz". Interview with Erin Clements, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 25, 2011.

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• Chris Cooper is one of my favorite actors in the world. I've seen him in most everything he's done.

  Meryl Streep

  Actors, Done, World

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• I know most Americans don't have this luxury, but we are in Los Angeles and are lucky enough to be able to grill outside almost all year long. It's my favorite way of preparation because it's so clean and it gives it such a great flavor. You need very little oil and the protein can be really cleanly prepared and perfectly cooked.

  Alison Sweeney

  Luxury, Oil, Years

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• Fans are my favorite thing in the world. I've never been the type of artist who has that line drawn between their friends and their fans. The line's always been really blurred for me. I'll hang out with them after the show. I'll hang out with them before the show. If I see them in the mall, I'll stand there and talk to them for 10 minutes.

  Taylor Swift

  Love, Life, Relationship

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• All of my favorite people - people I really trust - none of them were cool in their younger years.

  Taylor Swift

  Years, People

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• Music is my shining light, my favorite thing in the world. T get me to stop doing it for one second would be difficult!

  Taylor Swift

  Music, Light, Shining

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• When I was 8 years old, it mattered what my favorite singer said and wore and expressed opinions about.

  Taylor Swift

  Years, Singers, Opinion

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• You know, Katie Couric is one of my favorite people.

  Taylor Swift

  People, Knows, Katie

  "Cover Preview: Taylor Swift Fights Back About Her Love Life, the Hyannis Port House—and Has Words for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler". Interview with Nancy Jo Sales, www.vanityfair.com. March 5, 2013.

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• One my favorite things is to go to the provinces of Russia and see the 18th century wood churches with the onion dome architecture. These humble wonders of incredible imagination of architects that were obviously not living in places like Paris or London, but they've created these amazing churches.

  Andre Leon Talley

  Humble, Russia, Paris

  "Q&A: André Leon Talley". Interview with Luisa Zargani, wwd.com. February 28, 2013.

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• My favorite anything is always relative to the context of present time, place and mood. When I finish a book and want to immediately find another by the same author and no other, that author is elevated to my favorite.

  Amy Tan

  Book, Want, Mood

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• Baths are my favorite thing. I can have two, three a day.

  Kristin Scott Thomas

  Two, Three, Favorites Things

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• One of the many reasons I love living in New York is that we get a front row seat to the innumerable thrills that take place here - from conventions and awards shows, to parades and U.N. assemblies. But my favorite New York tradition is the annual New Year's Eve ball-drop on Times Square.

  Marlo Thomas

  New Year, New York, Awards

  "An Especially Happy New Year" by Marlo Thomas, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 29, 2013.

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