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I didn't really want to do another sequel. I go to those movies, and I just sort of enjoy them like a viewer.


Lawrence Kasdan

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MARTIN LAWRENCE We grew to know the meaning of love. That is what allowed me and my family to stay close together.
MARTIN LAWRENCE You make due with the time you have here. Hopefully when you pass on, somebody can look back and say...
MARTIN LAWRENCE Everybody has a Big Momma: the mother or the grandmother who tells it like it is, keeps it real with...
MARTIN LAWRENCE I don't want to sound facetious, but humour is the key to the soul. You know what I mean?
MARTIN LAWRENCE You can be cool and at the same time respect your woman, who will hopefully become your wife, who wi...
MARTIN LAWRENCE No one is immune to the trials and tribulations of life.
MARTIN LAWRENCE Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.
LAWRENCE WELK I had to learn how to chop wood actually - I don't think my dad would have let me go chop wood i...
JENNIFER LAWRENCE It's a curious thing that the mental life seems to flourish with its roots in spite, ineffable and f...
D.H. LAWRENCE I like to write when I feel spiteful. It is like having a good sneeze."

(Letter to Cyn...
D.H. LAWRENCE Mama is my chance to be a stand-up comedian. In my mind, it's my chance to be Chris Rock.
VICKI LAWRENCE When you don't have anybody to take care of you, then you could go both ways: You could do whate...
JENNIFER LAWRENCE I want to play a character I've never been before-a crazy serial killer like Charlize Theron in ...
JENNIFER LAWRENCE My cousin cleaned out a shotgun for me and let me carry it around the house, because he said, 'A...
JENNIFER LAWRENCE Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of his audience, the poe...
LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI Even though I was in close proximity to everything, it never really dawned on me to pursue a career ...
VICKI LAWRENCE I was with - he wasn't the president then, but - Barack Obama, when he was running, in Washingto...
LAWRENCE BENDER Hillary Clinton would raise taxes on so-called rich people, corporations, capital gains, financial t...
LAWRENCE KUDLOW A teenager's early experimentation might be minor, but it can still have a damaging effect on their ...
ANDREW LAWRENCE By affecting basic brain functions, amphetamine may expose experimenting teenagers to an increased r...
ANDREW LAWRENCE As well as activating the brain's reward system, which is involved in addiction, amphetamine also af...
ANDREW LAWRENCE Although many teenagers experiment with drugs, most don't become regular users but may try the drug ...
ANDREW LAWRENCE The wings are moved several times by hand to charge the crank chamber with mixture, which flows on t...
LAWRENCE HARGRAVE If Kuwait grew carrots we wouldn't give a damn.
LAWRENCE KORB I've always thought George Carlin was brilliant.
VICKI LAWRENCE If you're going to make a musical, don't cartoon it from the play. Make it better than the p...
JEROME LAWRENCE Tell me, tutor,' I said. 'Is revenge a science, or an art?
MARK LAWRENCE When they killed him, Mother wouldn't hold her peace, so they slit her throat. I was stupid then, be...
MARK LAWRENCE I never think it's right to chew gum in front of other people, but a lot of times I'll come ...
JENNIFER LAWRENCE How do I let the director know how obsessed I am and willing to do anything for the movie? Like, I w...
JENNIFER LAWRENCE