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If 'Pygmalion' is not good enough for your friends with its own verbal music, their talent must be altogether extraordinary. -- George Bernard Shaw
Every man is his own Pygmalion, and spends his life fashioning himself. And in fashioning himself, for good or ill, he fashions the human race and its future. -- I. F. Stone
I've always really been interested in the Pygmalion myth and both what it has to say about creativity and what it has to say about relationships between men and women. -- Zoe Kazan
What was the name of Pygmalion's sister?" She blinked, twice, obviously surprised. "Ummm," she said, keeping her eyes on me. "I don't know." Rogerson did," I told her. "Rogerson knew everything. -- Sarah Dessen
Am reserving two tickets for you for my premiere. Come and bring a friend - if you have one. Telegram inviting Winston Churchill to opening night of Pygmalion. Churchill wired back: Impossible to be present for the first performance. Will attend the second - if there is one. -- George Bernard Shaw
Pygmalion made her; then she kicked him in the nuts, ran away, and developed a personality. -- Caprice Crane
I've been shocked by film actors - 25 and under - having such confidence and cockiness to rewrite a scene. My background is more about the director being in control. It's all about yielding. It's an oddly submissive relationship in which you're moulded, Pygmalion-style. -- Anne-Marie Duff
I was not a very popular kid in high school, and I had this idea that the way that I dressed would change how liked I was. It was that kind of Pygmalion story. I think, ultimately that's probably why I became interested in fashion, its transformative power, and how it can change your identity. -- Joseph Altuzarra

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