Burt Lancaster's Quotes

Take the feeling of hunger out of your gut, and you're no longer a champion.

They were fun days, and we set the town on fire with every movie we did.

You have to fight against being an antique.

Everyone who reads me is someone I'd like to hang out with.

Expressing political opinion can be a powerful way to establish a character's voice when writing fiction.

I believe that I have such a vanilla life.

I think people tend to be very myopic and they don't understand how their actions impact others.

I'm a humor writer, so I don't always present myself in the best light.

I'm such a fangirl when it comes to other writers. I read 250 books a year, and I'm always talking up books by other authors.

I'm very detail oriented. I think that's why people enjoy my memoirs - because I tend to remember everything.

I've always been able to cook Italian food. That's in my blood because I'm half Sicilian.

In real life, I tend to yell at people a lot. Not because I'm bossy or mean, but because I'm frustrated.

No matter how happy anyone is with their choices, I believe it's human nature to wonder about the path not taken.

Writing is something that I've always loved. That stems from my love of being a reader.

You can't all of a sudden go to sleep one night and wake up Martha Stewart. It's bit by bit by bit.

As a reader, I notice political views regardless of whether or not the book is fiction. What annoys me is when said views do nothing to advance the narrative.

I never ever, ever say anything against my husband to anyone except my husband. Everyone gets in fights, and I think the natural propensity for women is, 'Oh I want to talk to someone.' But the minute you take what bothers you outside the bond between you and your husband, you let someone else into the relationship and that causes a wedge.