The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down the stairs in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Bette Davis
Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire. J. K. Rowling
I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen. J. K. Rowling
I've done my share of period stuff. I'm not sure why, but people say I have a period face. The bread and butter of British TV is Jane Austen adaptations and bridges and bonnets and boats and horses. Tom Hiddleston
Jane Austen is at the end of the line that begins with Samuel Richardson, which takes wonder and magic out of the novel, treats not the past but the present. Leslie Fiedler