Sarah Bradford Quotes

Sex and drugs were simply not discussed in our culture at that time.

I don't ever cross the line. I step right up to it. I put my toes on the line, but I don't ever cross that line. There are some barriers you just don't cross - you don't talk about religion; you don't talk about race. Those are lines I will never cross.

We're kind of coached to stay away from touchy subjects just because of the arena that we're in.

I did learn that some of the things that are great for locker rooms are inappropriate for political discourse. That's a wisdom I've garnered.

Oftentimes, if you're talking to a seasoned interviewer who asks you a question, they may do a follow-up if they didn't quite get it. It's rare that they'll do a third or fourth or fifth or sixth follow-up, because there's an implicit, agreed-upon decorum that they move on. Kids don't necessarily move on if they don't get it.

People seem to think that you should be willing to speak to them whether they're jerks or not.

I have a very good sense of tone, and it's possible to talk about very personal things and maintain a level of dignity and even privacy - to go to the place, to talk about it, but not get icky.

On the surface we all act like we all love each other and we're free and easy, and actually we're far more moralistic than any other society I've ever lived in.

Everybody in the world has a different reason for wishing they could say things that most people know not to say.

The characters are trapped within the lifestyle. It's about what goes on before the movie starts.

If you see me or another model in a bar, wait until you are spoken to before you speak.

Something I miss terribly from the '60s - the most important phrase in the English language was, 'I got hung up.' Somebody says they got hung up, it's unassailable, you know? You don't go near that. Whoa! I know what that can be like.

In elementary school, we all say, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all.' In high school, we should say, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, shut your mouth.' So that's what I'm telling high schools all around the world.

There are times when it's absolutely appropriate to march up to someone, stick out your hand and introduce yourself, and times when it's best to let your male cameraman or producer do the talking and hang back until you've felt out the situation.

You know there are no secrets in America. It's quite different in England, where people think of a secret as a shared relation between two people.

Look, demanding somebody do anything in this day and age is not going to fly.

I wasn’t addressing you, Mr. President.

Just because you can say things that are uncivil does not mean that your should say things that are uncivil.

I feel like 'Leftovers' is dealing with subject matter that's kind of taboo when you're talking about religion and faith. They found a way to make it mysterious and intriguing without making people upset.

I always admire the French and the Italians who are very devoted to their marriages. They take them extremely seriously, but it is understood that there might be other visitors at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. You just never boast about. They never say anything, but that's what keeps marriages together.

Salary matters shouldn't be told to everyone. It's a matter of respect for my teammates.

The Sharks step right on each other's questions, and if I ever did that in Silicon Valley, I would be considered a pariah. I literally had to learn how to interrupt.

I want to talk about the things that people don't think you're allowed to talk about.

My family taught me something: I don't ask. What's yours, you do not ask for.

What's so useful about the British culture of politeness is the level of passive aggression is really fun to write.