Cliche Quotes

You truly are the greatest generation. ... Some consider that a cliche, but I don't. - John Bailey

You need cliches. Cliches are what people respond to. - Matthew Vaughn

You know those award shows. The cliche is that it's an honor just to be nominated, but that happens to be true. Whoever wins it in the end, I don't know, sometimes it feels arbitrary. Sometimes it feels like it's deserving. - Hank Azaria

You know the cliche that politics is Hollywood for ugly people... Political conventions are sort of showmanship for people whose idea of great entertainment is the Gridiron. If you think the Gridiron is equal to Radio City Music Hall in its heyday, then you'll probably find the conventions somewhat entertaining. - Frank Rich

You do this stuff in your own life and you figure out what kind of difference it makes. It's like the old cliche: Think globally, act locally. I try to leave the classroom with kids (or seniors) feeling they have the power to make a difference. - Jennie Rylee

You do things bit by bit. That's the only way to play something really original, where the details stand out. You're not just showing us a cliched, generic character that you've seen before. - Sam Mendes

You can't do anything if a person says no. In such a case, there's nothing you can do - unlike the popular cliche that pressure is exerted, or that maybe an unwilling source is done away with. - Markus Wolf

Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in them. Yes, that old cliche. - Tanith Lee

When you have to play a character that seems to be a relatively decent person and seems to be like yourself, I think the trick in that kind of character, so that you don't become a cliche, is to find where their weaknesses are. - Jennifer Beals