I don't think writers really choose their subjects. I think the subjects, the topics, the themes, choose us, and then we make the most of what we... →
Amy Bloom
If you're an American reader, you can love short stories the way other Americans love baseball; this is our game, people! We have more than two... →
It is a wonderful, moving, heart-filling experience to sit with the man or woman you love and your beloved children and know that all are happy to be... →
Whenever you see shrinks on television, they're so clearly written by patients. They're either idealized or they're demonized or they... →
Criticism starts - it has to start - with a real passion for reading. It can come in adolescence, even in your twenties, but you must fall in love... →
Harold Bloom
When you start falling for somebody and you can't stop thinking about when you're going to see them again, I love that. Women are beautiful.... →
Orlando Bloom
I am a hopeless romantic and I love to spoil my girlfriends.
I crave working on those small independent movies because I love going to see those myself.
The process of making a movie is what I love. I thrive on that. It's an exciting miracle, a mad adventure. I love being part of it.
When everyone around you is doing all this incredible pirate acting and you're having to sort of play the straight guy and move the story... →