Inspired by Girls and Boys Town itself, Character Matters is helping to create an awareness campaign that presents the true character of this very special place.
Tom Wilson
Related My character, my mentality was shaped by the Boys and Girls club. AMIR JOHNSON UNCP is a very special place to me, and I'm honored to be involved in a campaign that is as importan... KELVIN SAMPSON Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself. -Tom Wilson. TOM WILSON Women is a special character, mother of hospitality, gentleness and softness. Never get to match you... DEVASKI There's an institution here called the National Sound Archive, and there's a character who w... EVAN PARKER Character matters; leadership descends from character. RUSH LIMBAUGH The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force. VOLTAIRE The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force. VOLTAIRE (FRANçOIS-MARIE AROUET) The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force VOLTAIRE In revolt against this new and very evil thing came the republicanism of the eighteenth century, ins... RALPH ADAMS CRAM If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you crea... ANDRE MAUROIS I can honestly say I've never thought for a second about whether a character reflects poorly on ... DAVID LEVITHAN This character really does create an interesting and complex story that isn't often told. What it do... DAMON ROMINE I love Elektra. I really have a special place in my heart for her. It was very enjoyable for me to d... ELODIE YUNG The web presents an opportunity to showcase any character your sick mind desires. Want to create a c... ISSA RAE Strangely enough, the first character in Fried Green Tomatoes was the cafe, and the town. I think a ... FANNIE FLAGG Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. I doubt that I could create a character I loathed simply because when a character takes life, it is ... MARILYNNE ROBINSON The show is not a history lesson. Yet it is the citizens of Winchester that give our town its charac... DONNA BURKE I was hesitant to do 'Mulan II.' For me, I felt like the story that needed to be told, this ... MING-NA WEN I liked the Fabulous Baker Boys, Frank Baker I really liked, he was a solid character... I did it wi... BEAU BRIDGES Our main objective is to get into the schools during the day to promote character building and drug ... DAVID MCCLURE This character matters so much to so many people. I want to get that right. I want to do it justice.... HENRY CAVILL I very seldom compose anything in my head which later finds its way into text, except character name... WILLIAM GIBSON My only job as an actor is to try and understand the character and, to the best of my ability, bring... PATRICK WARBURTON There were episodes where I would wear seven or eight outfits. It took a lot of time to get those to... DONNA MILLS If your life gets off to a rough start, just know this is helping you develop depth of personality a... JOHN BYTHEWAY When people think girl adventurers, they tend to think of a spunky, plucky tom-boy with a chip on he... TED NAIFEH True character arises from a deeper well than religion. It is the internalization of moral principle... EDWARD O. WILSON It's a very cool place. It's a great place to shoot, there's character and charm to it. DYLAN MCDERMOTT I liked the idea that this character is sort of like a fairy tale, a princess-y character, very one-... CHRISTINA RICCI The dissenting opinion has continued since 1792 as a great American tradition. It is as true to the ... WILLIAM ORVILLE DOUGLAS Temptation resisted is the true measure of character. LOUIS DEGA As an opinion manager, a campaign consultant, fixing personality negatives is a lot easier than fixi... PAUL MANAFORT It will be a great test of our character. This will be a true character week. I'm anxious to see how... LANCE SCHEIB The influence of a beautiful, helpful character is contagious, and may revolutionize a whole town. COLLIER GRAHAM I don't like the word 'strong,' because a strong character is never an interesting chara... HELEN MIRREN Money is the authentic mirror that reveals the true character of every man. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The true character of ministry is a servants heart. HAROLD WARNER The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood. MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE The approach of playing out the events of Our Town on an open stage engages the audience directly an... MARK COLE True Friends become Lighthouse Beacons, Helping us through the Storms of Life. ~ Tom Baker TOM BAKER AKA THE PONDERING MAN It's a different way of getting across an emotion. You're trying to get it across to the ani... DAN CASTELLANETA What has always made our country special is that it doesn't matter where you come from; it matte... CONDOLEEZZA RICE The level of sadness and not happiness increases in a person’s life as his/her awareness rises abo... ANUJ SOMANY This is a very special place with a very special atmosphere, KEVIN KEEGAN People of character find a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips... CHARLES DE GAULLE By far, possibly the largest opportunity that presents itself to the Caribbean is the television aud... ROBERT BRYAN "We must always remember that the tough choices we make and struggle with, builds character." ~Tom B... TOM BAKER AKA THE PONDERING MAN I'm not an actress who can create a character. I play me. MARY TYLER MOORE I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES It's so out of character for this county and this town. Nobody can believe it, and so it's on everyo... CORONER GARY KIRCHNER I could not live by literature if only to begin with, because of the slow maturing of my work and it... TILLIE OLSEN Character develops itself in the stream of life. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Character develops itself in the stream of life. JOHANN VON GOETHE Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there. ELIZABETH C. DUNN Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there. ELIZABETH CLARKE DUNN This 25-story building is so out of place and so out of character, it's going to dominate the entire... BRAD ROGERS For an actor, playing one character and transitioning to a completely different one is a dream come ... DEAN NORRIS One of the ways that you reveal character is by getting a character into a situation and seeing what... BEN BASS It is not an a ordinance amendment to prevent development, but to allow development to occur and min... TIM CONKLIN By offering an education centered on values, the faculty in Catholic schools can create an interacti... MARK FOLEY The biographical novel sets out to document this truth, for character is plot, character development... IRVING STONE Encourage literally came from "in courage." The courage is put "into" you from outside. Our characte... HENRY CLOUD Overall, the girls stepped it up. They showed a lot of character. JOSH DAVIS A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips... CHARLES DE GAULLE A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips... CHARLES DE GAULLE It is true that the politician, in his professional character, does not always, or even very often, ... FREDERICK SCOTT OLIVER To create a character who really interests you, try combining aspects of your favourite fictional ch... CAROLINE LAWRENCE It is important this campaign be waged on a higher level of dignity and character. We will continue ... LYNN SWANN You have an awareness of your body and how to use it and I think that if you can embody a character ... MIA WASIKOWSKA Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character. OSCAR LEVANT She's on the fringes of both films but manages to create indelible impressions in characters the scr... PETER TRAVERS These towns are trying to preserve their small-town character. ELEANOR KINNEY I create a playlist for each and every character that I play. ADHIR KALYAN I was inspired by Solange's album, 'A Seat At The Table,' from the moment that I heard i... NORMANI KORDEI Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work... ORISON SWETT MARDEN Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work ORISON SWETT MARDEN Perhaps because my background is theatrical, I have a great affinity with the classics. Hamlet has a... ADHIR KALYAN I admire men of character and I judge character not by how men deal with their superiors, but mostly... GEN. H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF I admire men of character, and I judge character not by how men deal with their superiors, but mostl... GEN. H. NORMAN SCHWARTZKOPF I'm not an actress who can create a character. I play me. MARY TYLER MOORE This is very important because it is going to create an awareness that your mobile phone is much mor... DAN SCHATT Irish Blessing - May the special memories that you hold, Be your precious true pot of gold. ~ Tom Ba... TOM BAKER AKA THE PONDERING MAN This town lacks a true town center at the moment -- a low-impact, walking-type of village with some ... RON SMITH The involuntary character of psychiatric treatment is at odds with the spirit and ethics of medicine... KATE MILLETT Feeble is the character, that bows to inflated ego, arrogance, and whines of affluent, whilst raisin... ANIRUDDHA SASTIKAR The purpose of this display is to create awareness of our population. GARY OLSON My character is an agoraphobic. She is afraid to leave her home or wherever her safe place is and in... BO DEREK The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife. CYRIL CONNOLLY The human mind, I believe, cares for the True only in the general character of an epoch. ALFRED DE VIGNY I did not fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I cannot fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I a... MIKE LOVE Inspired by the project's unique blending of commercial and cultural interests, the goal was to crea... JOHN PORTMAN Acting is different from stand-up. It gives you this ability to enter into another character, to cre... ROBIN WILLIAMS The shaping of character mimics the smallest detail of habit; humans are creatures that learn from o... GRACE SARA Everyone is aware that most of the built environment today lacks a natural order, an order which pre... CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER I've lived with boys and girls, and I find that boys are generally cleaner than girls. Generally... SAM CLAFLIN In and of itself, nothing really matters. What matters is that nothing is ever in and of itself. CHUCK KLOSTERMAN I'm looking for challenges, and as always, what matters is the script, the character and the dir... TAHAR RAHIM You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals. PAUL MCCARTNEY
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We are set to make very bad history. TOM WILSON These days an income is something you can't live without - or within. TOM WILSON If I had a nickel for every time I said 'Why me?' I'd have probably said 'Why me?... TOM WILSON What this country needs is a credit card for charging things to experience. TOM WILSON The waist is a terrible thing to mind. TOM WILSON Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself. TOM WILSON If you spend all of your time racing ahead to the future, you're liable to discover you've l... TOM WILSON Many of us are more capable than some of us... but none of us is as capable as all of us! TOM WILSON Happiness doesn't depend on how much you have to enjoy, but how much you enjoy what you have. TOM WILSON There's no future in spending our present worrying about our past. TOM WILSON Nobody got where they are today by living for tomorrow. TOM WILSON About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you're fighting temptation. TOM WILSON If I ever had an out-of-body experience - I'd try to come back to a different one. TOM WILSON I wouldn't mind the rat race - if the rats would lose once in a while. TOM WILSON Mondays are the potholes in the road of life. TOM WILSON A smile is a facelift that's in everyone's price range! TOM WILSON Friendship is to be purchased only by friendship. A man may have authority over others, but he can n... TOM WILSON You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses. TOM WILSON Honesty is the best image. TOM WILSON A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose. TOM WILSON I try not to worry about the future - so I take each day just one anxiety attack at a time. TOM WILSON Many of us are more capable than some of us... but none of us is as capable as all of us!! TOM WILSON Mosquitoes remind us that we are not as high up on the food chain as we think TOM WILSON These days an income is something you can't live without--or within. TOM WILSON There's no future in spending our present worrying about our past. TOM WILSON These days an income is something you can't live without -- or within. TOM WILSON Then when you replace your old unit, you can actually downsize that new unit -- meaning you can put ... TOM WILSON The building name itself is fairly sacred. We are, have been and plan on staying the Palace of Aubur... TOM WILSON It is downright dishonest to tell taxpayers that there will be deep, painful and meaningful cuts in ... TOM WILSON We learned that the impossible is possible, so we have to be prepared for the worst. TOM WILSON Bob Menendez has voted time and time again to throttle drivers with higher gas taxes. TOM WILSON Go back to the greens and practice, putting greens and chip. TOM WILSON They all complement each other. They want to win games. Jeff was the focal point last year. That's c... TOM WILSON We're talking about research that was conducted statewide without regard to geography, partisanship,... TOM WILSON Everybody looks at the football part and that's what they are going to read about in the paper, but ... TOM WILSON We want to get them all into school. TOM WILSON Our relationship with Sterling Bank & Trust has been active for many years. They have steadily incre... TOM WILSON I know this is going to be a close election, and I'm deeply concerned about the process, ... If you ... TOM WILSON Anybody could have got the bug; it's not her fault. TOM WILSON I respect their program. I grew up only 14 miles away in Monroe. TOM WILSON In the first year of our relationship with Rock Financial, we set the bar for what a presenting spon... TOM WILSON These past two years, we have built a strong and solid relationship and our presenting sponsorship a... TOM WILSON I have watched Valley for many years, and it's been more out of admiration than anything else of how... TOM WILSON I don't buy into where they've got this many kids and things like that, TOM WILSON Happiness doesn't depend on how much you have to enjoy . . . But how much you enjoy what you have. TOM WILSON If you spend all of your time racing ahead to the future, you're liable to discover you've left a gr... TOM WILSON I wouldn't mind the rat race -- if the rats would lose once in a while. TOM WILSON Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself. TOM WILSON Some of them, quite frankly, are nothing more than a driveway. TOM WILSON Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself. -Tom Wilson. TOM WILSON About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you're fighting temptation. TOM WILSON Peter Harvey just doesn't seem to get it, ... His response completely missed the mark and is wholly ... TOM WILSON Marge Ackerman played piano and organ at the Broadview from the 1930s into the 1960s, ... The hotel ... TOM WILSON I try not to worry about the future -- so I take each day just one anxiety attack at a time. TOM WILSON I've never been that close to gunfire. TOM WILSON This would be a drastic worst-case scenario. Universities are so reliant on part-timers that it woul... TOM WILSON A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose. TOM WILSON If I had a nickel for every time I said "Why me?" I'd have probably said "Why me?" more often. TOM WILSON A smile is a facelift that's in everyone's price range! TOM WILSON Marge Ackerman played piano and organ at the Broadview from the 1930s into the 1960s. The hotel rest... TOM WILSON I begged him to let me continue, TOM WILSON Both destiny and free will exist simultaneously. You are destined to be given some opportunities but... TOM TOM During times of hardship people find happiness in simplest pleasures TOM TOM Am I good enough? Trust. TOM Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your... AUGUST WILSON I'm a big cook and prefer to make meals at home when I can. I'm either cooking, or we're... CHANDRA WILSON I truly believe in positive synergy, that your positive mindset gives you a more hopeful outlook, an... RUSSELL WILSON I write for myself, and my goal is bringing that world and that experience of black Americans to lif... AUGUST WILSON I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fine with that. RAINN WILSON You're not going to go far unless you're a workaholic. SLOAN WILSON I've been focused on detecting nuclear terrorism at ports, in cargo containers, and I developed ... TAYLOR WILSON Everybody after Fukushima had to reassess the safety of nuclear. When I set out to design a reactor,... TAYLOR WILSON I started out with a dream to make a star in a jar in my garage, and I ended up meeting the Presiden... TAYLOR WILSON I have too many ideas for a lifetime. TAYLOR WILSON There's nothing that's impossible to me. You can ask my parents. TAYLOR WILSON When I was 10 years old, that nuclear spark hit me. Whatever it may be, I really don't know what... TAYLOR WILSON I developed a counterterrorism device that's revolutionizing the way we detect nuclear materials... TAYLOR WILSON If you look at the scientists who really make a difference, they think boldly. They're not afrai... TAYLOR WILSON These days, the scientific community accepts me. But getting to that point was tremendously hard, an... TAYLOR WILSON I was about 10 when I got into nuclear science. That was when that spark hit me. It took a few years... TAYLOR WILSON When I hold something that's radioactive, it's kind of an indescribable feeling. It's ki... TAYLOR WILSON As a kid, I was obsessed with space. Well, I was obsessed with nuclear science too, to a point, but ... TAYLOR WILSON My holy grail is fusion energy. Nuclear fusion has little to no radioactive waste. It's clean. I... TAYLOR WILSON I think there's something really poetic about using nuclear power to propel us to the stars, bec... TAYLOR WILSON I don't mean to offend anybody, but I think that we get a lot of scientists now who are bent int... TAYLOR WILSON I really have become convinced that nuclear fusion is our energy future. It's so powerful. I mea... TAYLOR WILSON I came to realize I did believe in God. I couldn't conceive of a universe without someone overse... RAINN WILSON I have an eight-year-old child, and I literally can't wrap my mind around the kind of grief that... RAINN WILSON The great thing about 'The Office' and it being single-camera and the documentary style is t... RAINN WILSON I joined an acting class in my junior year in high school. I'd always wanted to try it. RAINN WILSON I remember being unemployed and walking the East Village streets for many years, constantly checking... RAINN WILSON I think definitely people know me from playing creeps and weirdos, and I'm definitely looking to... RAINN WILSON Pretty much anybody who's ever worked can relate to our show. RAINN WILSON I'm lucky to have a wife and a child that keep me grounded. RAINN WILSON I don't want to sound pretentious, but I love art, I like to go to museums, and I like to read b... RAINN WILSON I found it very easy to transform into creeps and weirdos and losers and goof-balls, and I'm hap... RAINN WILSON I started in theatre, and for me, it was all about transformation. You transform into the character ... RAINN WILSON And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to ... RAINN WILSON There's like ten minutes when it's like, 'Okay, wait, who is this guy again?' And th... RAINN WILSON Absolutely father knows best, always do what your fathers say, and if you can't find one then ju... RAINN WILSON I really wanted to do something positive on the Internet. I wanted to try to get young people talkin... RAINN WILSON Life is suffering. Life is not resistance to suffering. The point of life is to suffer. This is why ... RAINN WILSON Dwight is a sad clown. You've seen those paintings of sad clown. RAINN WILSON My dad wanted to name me after Rainier Maria Rilke, the poet. RAINN WILSON The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sac... RAINN WILSON Ralph Waldo Emerson would definitely be my homeboy. RAINN WILSON There was one point in high school actually when I was on the chess team, marching band, model Unite... RAINN WILSON Music is universal too. Even deaf people like to dance, love rhythm, and can kind of pick it up. RAINN WILSON The great challenge working on this show for me is wearing polyester all day long and having the wor... RAINN WILSON It is like writing history with lightning and my only regret is that it is all so terribly true. WOODROW WILSON I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose. WOODROW WILSON If you want to make enemies, try to change something. WOODROW WILSON America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an ideal - to disco... WOODROW WILSON A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt. WOODROW WILSON Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign. WOODROW WILSON The history of liberty is a history of resistance. WOODROW WILSON The method of political science is the interpretation of life; its instrument is insight, a nice und... WOODROW WILSON Tell me what is right and I will fight for it. WOODROW WILSON If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned. With vinegar. HAROLD WILSON Everybody should have an equal chance - but they shouldn't have a flying start. HAROLD WILSON I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night's sleep... HAROLD WILSON The main essentials of a successful prime minister are sleep and a sense of history. HAROLD WILSON The monarchy is a labor intensive industry. HAROLD WILSON This Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing. HAROLD WILSON One man's wage increase is another man's price increase. HAROLD WILSON A week is a long time in politics. HAROLD WILSON Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power. HAROLD WILSON I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat. HAROLD WILSON We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution. HAROLD WILSON I'm at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle. HAROLD WILSON One way to get high blood pressure is to go mountain climbing over molehills. EARL WILSON I'd rather know a square guy than own a square mile. WILSON MIZNER The first hundred years are the hardest. WILSON MIZNER A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions. WILSON MIZNER The cuckoo who is on to himself is halfway out of the clock. WILSON MIZNER A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something. WILSON MIZNER All anger is not sinful, because some degree of it, and on some occasions, is inevitable. But it bec... WILSON MIZNER I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your efforts to believe it. WILSON MIZNER There is something about a closet that makes a skeleton terribly restless. WILSON MIZNER Art is science made clear. WILSON MIZNER In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork. WILSON MIZNER Failure has gone to his head. WILSON MIZNER To my embarrassment I was born in bed with a lady. WILSON MIZNER Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest. WILSON MIZNER The most efficient water power in the world - women's tears. WILSON MIZNER You sparkle with larceny. WILSON MIZNER It is not in life, but in art that self-fulfillment is to be found. WILSON MIZNER To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it. WILSON MIZNER Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave. WILSON MIZNER Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something. WILSON MIZNER What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organi... WOODROW WILSON Investing in management means building communication systems, business processes, feedback, and rout... FRED WILSON I don't think I could ever go skinny. I just don't think, physiologically, that is going to ... REBEL WILSON Our happiness is certainly mixed in with the tragedies of life. You have to find the lemonade. You h... CHANDRA WILSON I think the way it works is that when you're casting a movie, you usually want to work with peop... OWEN WILSON I definitely would like to do some more dramatic roles. OWEN WILSON Movies I liked growing up were like Francis Ford Coppolla movies and Scorsese movies. OWEN WILSON It's funny how it usually works out that I end up dying. It sort of works out, because by the ti... OWEN WILSON You can think of Hollywood as high school. TV actors are freshmen, comedy actors are maybe juniors, ... OWEN WILSON I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor. OWEN WILSON If I'm not going to get a part, tell me why. PATRICK WILSON I think your teenage years define your musical roots forever. You're always looking for a theme ... PATRICK WILSON You're defined by your older brothers' or sisters' music. PATRICK WILSON If I ever get looks on the street, which, for the record, is almost never, it's rarely because t... PATRICK WILSON A heroic nature is very Greek. PATRICK WILSON I am an avid runner, mainly on weekends. PATRICK WILSON I am fascinated with religion or things that people believe in and question that. I think it's i... PATRICK WILSON In a normal movie, you'd never see one guy talk for an entire page, whether good or bad. PATRICK WILSON I grew up in the South and went to church a lot. PATRICK WILSON There's such an immediate intimacy with film that you just don't get in theater. PATRICK WILSON Nobody ever wants to really make someone feel bad. PATRICK WILSON I love making movies, but there's nothing like being in front of an audience. PATRICK WILSON I'm an actor who wants to do great parts, and I've been very fortunate, for a long time, to ... PATRICK WILSON There are a lot of Christian fundamentalists; there are a lot of Muslim extremists. Every religion -... PATRICK WILSON For everybody that does something bad there's gotta be someone that does something good. PATRICK WILSON The great thing about doing theater is that you get to do it better the next night. PATRICK WILSON If somebody wants to go to church because they like the ritual of it and want to sit in silence for ... PATRICK WILSON I love to go to casinos with my wife. I play poker, and she's an old-fashioned slot queen. She e... PATRICK WILSON There's just a natural instinct to want to be great, I think. PATRICK WILSON When you're playing the good guy, you want to find the dirty parts - and when you're playing... PATRICK WILSON I try to shave at night so my skin has a chance to settle by the early morning call-time. PATRICK WILSON If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-... PATRICK WILSON The way you deal with a scare is the way you deal with a laugh. The timing has to be perfect. When y... PATRICK WILSON I'm an early-morning owl. PATRICK WILSON I am a gentleman. My natural inclination is to be on my best behavior. JOE WILSON Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact t... WOODROW WILSON But when I came back into the city for the first time last November, I thought every truck, every bu... LANFORD WILSON I am one of the 11.5% of New Yorkers who remain traumatized by the events of September 11. LANFORD WILSON I think all in all, one thing a lot of plays seem to be saying is that we need to, as black American... AUGUST WILSON I don't have any plans to pursue film acting. It's not my thing anymore, if it ever was. Yes... MARA WILSON I can't take much pride in my childhood acting. It feels like it happened in another lifetime, a... MARA WILSON I still get recognized. It's flattering, but it can be uncomfortable. Maybe because it only seem... MARA WILSON Not many child stars make it out of Hollywood alive or sane, and at any given time there are at leas... MARA WILSON Danny DeVito later told me that he knew he wanted me for 'Matilda' the second I walked in th... MARA WILSON If I ever have children of my own, they will read 'Matilda.' They will watch the movie. And ... MARA WILSON 'Matilda' was my favorite movie to film and my favorite to watch, as well. MARA WILSON No, you will never see me on 'Dancing With the Stars.' Sorry. MARA WILSON Film can be exciting, but more often, it's tedious. MARA WILSON The best times I had on film sets were the times the director let me express myself, but those were ... MARA WILSON The celebrity aspect is nothing short of ridiculous, and auditioning is brutal and dehumanizing. Eve... MARA WILSON