Nora Ephron
Birthday: 19 May 1941, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 165 cm
Nora Ephron was educated at Wellesley College, Massachusetts. She was an acclaimed essayist (Crazy Salad 1975), novelist (Heartburn 1983), and had written screenplays for several popular films, all fe ...Show More
[on feminine hygiene aids] There are a lot of men who manufacture the product who are so reluctant t Show more
[on feminine hygiene aids] There are a lot of men who manufacture the product who are so reluctant to talk straight about it that you can spend hours with them and not hear one anatomical phrase. They speak of 'the problem'. They speak of 'the area where the problem exists'. Every so often a hard-core word slides into the conversation. Vagina, maybe. Or sometimes from someone particularly scientific or candid, a vulva or two. Hide
I don't care who you are. When you sit down to write the first page of your screenplay, in your head Show more
I don't care who you are. When you sit down to write the first page of your screenplay, in your head, you're also writing your Oscar acceptance speech. Hide
In my sex fantasy, nobody ever loves me for my mind.
In my sex fantasy, nobody ever loves me for my mind.
With any child entering adolescence, one hunts for signs of health, is desperate for the smallest in Show more
With any child entering adolescence, one hunts for signs of health, is desperate for the smallest indication that the child's problems will never be important enough for a television movie. Hide
[on success] Most of us live our lives devoid of cinematic moments.
[on success] Most of us live our lives devoid of cinematic moments.
I am continually fascinated at the difficulty intelligent people have in distinguishing what is cont Show more
I am continually fascinated at the difficulty intelligent people have in distinguishing what is controversial from what is merely offensive. Hide
I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as women actually are.
I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as women actually are.
My mother was a good recreational cook, but what she basically believed about cooking was that if yo Show more
My mother was a good recreational cook, but what she basically believed about cooking was that if you worked hard and prospered, someone else would do it for you. Hide
Whenever I get married, I start buying Gourmet magazine.
Whenever I get married, I start buying Gourmet magazine.
As far as the men who are running for president are concerned, they aren't even people I would date.
As far as the men who are running for president are concerned, they aren't even people I would date.
Beware of men who cry. It's true that men who cry are sensitive to and in touch with feelings, but t Show more
Beware of men who cry. It's true that men who cry are sensitive to and in touch with feelings, but the only feelings they tend to be sensitive to and in touch with are their own. Hide
What my mother believed about cooking is that if you worked hard and prospered, someone else would d Show more
What my mother believed about cooking is that if you worked hard and prospered, someone else would do it for you. Hide
My mother wanted us to understand that the tragedies of your life one day have the potential to be c Show more
My mother wanted us to understand that the tragedies of your life one day have the potential to be comic stories the next. Hide
Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admi Show more
Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy. Hide
One of the few advantages to not being beautiful is that one usually gets better-looking as one gets Show more
One of the few advantages to not being beautiful is that one usually gets better-looking as one gets older; I am, in fact, at this very moment gaining my looks. Hide
If pregnancy were a book they would cut the last two chapters.
If pregnancy were a book they would cut the last two chapters.
When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your li Show more
When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible. Hide
Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be.
Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be.
What will happen to sex after liberation? Frankly, I don't know. It is a great mystery to all of us.
What will happen to sex after liberation? Frankly, I don't know. It is a great mystery to all of us.
A successful parent is one who raises their child to be able to pay for their own psychoanalysis.
A successful parent is one who raises their child to be able to pay for their own psychoanalysis.
The desire to get married, which - I regret to say, I believe is basic and primal in women - is foll Show more
The desire to get married, which - I regret to say, I believe is basic and primal in women - is followed almost immediately by an equally basic and primal urge - which is to be single again. Hide
Nora Ephron's FILMOGRAPHY
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