A Quote by Mary Schmich

The Hunger Games' isn't for everybody. But neither is 'Anna Karenina. — © Mary Schmich
The Hunger Games' isn't for everybody. But neither is 'Anna Karenina.
'The Hunger Games' isn't for everybody. But neither is 'Anna Karenina.'
Love. The reason I dislike that word is that it means too much for me, far more than you can understand." - Anna Karenina {Anna Karenina}
When I was growing up, 'Anna Karenina' was one of my favourite books.
Whatever our fate is or may be, we have made it and do not complain of it." - Vronksy {Anna Karenina}
You wouldn't read 'Anna Karenina' and try to work on the computer at the same time, would you?
I must have read three-quarters of 'Anna Karenina' on my phone. Which might be a record.
One of the world's most tiresome questions is what object one would bring to a desert island,because people always answer "a deck of cards" or "Anna Karenina" when the obvious answer is "a well equipped boat and a crew to sail me off the island and back home where I can play all the card games and read all the Russian novels I want.
I've made some films that were very much image based: 'Anna Karenina' and 'Pan,' for instance.
With 'Anna Karenina,' I just think it's a stunning visual tour de force for a director who is at the top of his game.
When I got into "Anna Karenina" and "Brothers Karamazov" and "Crime and Punishment," that was the stuff that - that had a big effect on me, because it was so psychological.
I went back to Australia to do a show called 'The Beautiful Lie,' which is a retelling of 'Anna Karenina' in a six-part mini-series - a modern, contemporary version.
I love 'Anna Karenina.' It's in the top five books on my list. Tolstoy is unsurpassed in combining the grand with the trivial, that is, the small details which make up life.
As a fan of the books, I feel fortunate to be part of 'The Hunger Games' family. It was an amazing experience; I am proud of the film and my performance. I want to thank all of my fans and the entire 'Hunger Games' community for their support and loyalty.
There aren't very many good models of feminine rage - and the ones that we remember are ones where women take that anger internally and implode themselves in a real way, like Anna Karenina or Emma Bovary.
I wasn't going to make a slick, glossy over-produced piece of entertainment because then I would be doing what the Capitol did. Then I'm actually putting on the Hunger Games and not making a movie of the 'Hunger Games.'
Well-written novels make you more empathetic towards other people. You can identify with someone who isn't you. You can change your identity. A 14-year-old boy can become Anna Karenina. It is a miracle.
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