- Nov 07, 2020
Think Quotes
Quotes that share what people really think.
Many quotes here open with a direct 'I think,' offering personal beliefs - some lighthearted, like using comedy as a defense, others sobering, including grim predictions about where humanity is headed. A few weigh in on cryptography and the future of communication, a subject also touched on in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hope I'm very similar to my mum because she is a fantastic mother. She was driven as well as being incredibly protective and caring, and I think that is important.
- Looks
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think anyone's life is totally wonderful, however it looks from outside.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's very important for people to not judge the people you're playing. You have to find a way to love them because their story is theirs. I just don't think there would be any use in that.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was constantly, always and forever, trying to perform the musical 'Annie' for anyone who would listen, and I have a terrible singing voice. It was the first thing that made me think I wanted to be an actress.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's OK to sit in the Golden Globe room and look around and think, 'Oh, Helen Mirren's a loser tonight, so is Nicole Kidman. Meryl Streep lost tonight. Jessica Lange didn't win.' If you're gonna be in the company of losers, that's the company to be in.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes I think on television, you use maybe a tenth of what you are able to do. So it's nice to go, 'Well, I'm gonna take two months and reinvest in acting and storytelling.' You don't get to do that on television.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a natural researcher, and I don't get bogged down in it, but I think if you get it right in the first half, people will forgive you, and then you can move on with the story.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've seen a range of children's personalities, so it's easier to write about them without patronising them, I think.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a lot less travelled as an adult than I was as a child, but I think living in far flung places gives you a perspective on the world and people that adds flavour to your writing.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first six books were horror, I think because when I was young I loved Stephen King. John Wyndham, Daphne Du Maurier, and it's natural to try and emulate the books you first loved.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Monsters don't scare me at all; I think creepy is scarier than gore. I tend to read more thrillers and mysteries than horror, though. I like a good whodunnit. If I want scary, I tend to reach for a movie. I think it's a great medium for horror.
- Survive
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that we need to get along together if we want to survive in the twenty-first century.
- Dance
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have an amazing spouse; we're a team. He works, and I work, and we sort of do this dance with each other so that we can be present to our kids. But I think the whole 'balance' thing is an illusion; we just embrace the imbalance.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I honestly think I've gotten taller since I started doing Pilates. And my posture is totally different - no more slouching!
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just have mysteries in all my books, I think, whether it's a boy investigating or a girl. I have an enduring fascination with mysteries of all kinds.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020