[Patricia Highsmith] was a figure of contradictions: a lesbian who didn't particularly like women; a writer of the most insightful psychological novels who, at times, appeared bored by people; a misanthrope with a gentle, sweet nature.


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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
Assume everything you put on the Internet can and will be seen not only by the person you're tal...
MARA WILSON
'Mrs. Doubtfire' is still a fun movie, and it's still fun to watch, but it is hard to wa...
MARA WILSON
I didn't want to be a former child actor for the rest of my life, although in some ways I suppos...
MARA WILSON
I had people in 'Entertainment Weekly' talking about how they wanted to throttle me because ...
MARA WILSON
I think that when I was child, acting was mostly just a hobby for me. It was something that my paren...
MARA WILSON
Considering all the legal hassle child stars can be, I won't be surprised when they are phased o...
MARA WILSON
If I were to talk to Lindsay Lohan, I'd encourage her to get the hell out of acting and into som...
MARA WILSON
I'd rather be known for my accomplishments, and for things that I really do take pride in, rathe...
MARA WILSON
I'm pretty cautious and not very athletic, so I've only had really dumb injuries, like sprai...
MARA WILSON
I'm originally from southern California, so I, like, say 'like', like, a lot. I've b...
MARA WILSON
People who meet me as an adult are often surprised that I'm alive and have never been in prison ...
MARA WILSON
My mother died when I was young, and I was filming all the time. I was all over the place. Acting wa...
MARA WILSON
I consider my relationship with acting in Hollywood as sort of a mutual breakup. Through puberty, Ho...
MARA WILSON
I would like people to know me for who I am, especially since I think people have a very skewed imag...
MARA WILSON
I'm a little bit more unusual so I consider myself as the black sheep.
ANN WILSON
My thing is, and I've always been this way - to get to know as many people as I possibly can on ...
RUSSELL WILSON
You cannot, in human experience, rush into the light. You have to go through the twilight into the b...
WOODROW WILSON
I believed that I could go to the Super Bowl and win multiple Super Bowls and do all of those things...
RUSSELL WILSON
I remember my first taste of American big movies was 'Ghost Rider.' I'm in two little sc...
REBEL WILSON
Dr. Miller says we are pessimistic because life seems like a very bad, very screwed-up film. If you ...
COLIN WILSON
Love is the child of illusion and the parent of disillusion.
SANDY WILSON