“I like a lot of Margaret Atwood, I like much of Alice Munro. Again, if...” — Ann Beattie Quote

“I like a lot of Margaret Atwood, I like much of Alice Munro. Again, if you were to ask me about male writers, there's often a novel I admire, but not all of their works.”

“Quite often my narrator or protagonist may be a man, but I'm not sure he's the more interesting character, or if the more complex character isn't the woman.”

“I've been in this business for a long time, and I no longer think that anything that I do by way of clarification is ever going to eradicate the mistakes.”

“As a teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo is a perfect '10.' I admire him professionally because he sets an example to follow both as a player and as a person.”

“I've always just adored music. It's my first love, really. I admire and respect people in the music business. You really have to work hard and diligently. Sometimes actors can be lazy and get away with it, but you can't do that if you're a musician.”

“When a man has written a role for you that you admire, the expectations are higher.”