Writing in Film Quarterly, Gary Hentzi praised the actors, but said that characters such as Carolyn and Col. Fitts were stereotypes.

Hentzi accused Mendes and Ball of identifying too readily with Jane and Ricky, saying the latter was their " fantasy figure "— a teenaged boy who's an absurdly wealthy artist able to " finance own projects ".

Hentzi concluded that American Beauty was " vital but uneven "; he felt the film's examination of " the ways which teenagers and adults imagine each other's lives " was its best point, and that although Lester and Angela's dynamic was familiar, its romantic irony stood beside " the most enduring literary treatments " of the theme, such as Lolita.

Hentzi, while critical of many of Mendes and Ball's choices, admitted the film showed off their " considerable talents ".

Nevertheless, Hentzi believed that the film's themes of materialism and conformity in American suburbia were " hackneyed ".

Ball later said his anger when writing the first draft had blinded him to the idea that Lester needed to refuse sex with Angela to complete his emotional journey — to achieve redemption.

Angela Lansbury, who worked with the pair on State of the Union, later said: " We all knew, but nobody ever said anything.

Angela Santomero, one of its producers, said, " We wanted to learn from Sesame Street and take it one step further ".

Mansfield biographer Angela Smith has said that this is evidence of her " transgressive impetus ", although Mansfield continued to have male lovers, and attempted to repress her feelings at certain times.

Finding the initial genes underlying alopecia areata is a big step forward, but the nature of the genes is even more exciting ," said Angela M. Christiano, Ph. D., professor of dermatology and genetics & development at Columbia University Medical Center, and lead author of the study.

The investigational drugs are, for the first time, addressing the underlying disease mechanism, Angela M. Christiano, Ph. D., said at the annual meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology.

Of the project, Angela Baker has said, " We are constantly amazed at the response we had, and still get, to our Calendar.

* In a BBC interview, Tricia Stewart said she and Angela Baker never experienced the tension exhibited by the characters based on them, Chris ( played by Mirren ) and Annie ( Waters ).

Henshall said on Angela and Friends the Sky1 TV program that she was glad that she was away from Dancing On Ice.

Henry Hill's ex-wife Karen said in Nicholas Pileggi's book Wiseguy, " Tommy DeSimone always drove around in a brand-new car and wore expensive clothes, and he and Angela lived in a two-room tenement slum ," while Hill described DeSimone and Burke by saying, " It didn't take anything for these guys to kill you.

Angela Bassett as well: in an interview with Cinemax, she said that before this film, she was typecast as victims: inclusive on the list were playing Tina

" Discussing Wynter's axing, Rudolph Walker said: " I really enjoyed working with Angela, because apart from anything else, she was a tremendous help to me-we've known each other a long time.

Angela Smith said it was the " tantrum of a naughty child ", adding that " While claiming to defend tradition, he clearly showed no respect for it ; while decrying the will of the elected House to be ' treason ', he showed no respect for democracy.

Dennis of Lords of Metal said that " the female vocals by Angela Gossow are a remarkable performance " and that it was a big improvement compared to the former singer Johan Liiva.

Blatche's mother, Angela Oliver said he was shot once in the chest, but that the bullet did not hit any vital organs.

The Macau Theme Park and Resort Ltd, controlled by Angela Leong On Kei, has said that it intends to build a MOP 10. 4 billion family-oriented amusement resort and hotels in Cotai.

" In a later interview with Angela Griffin, she said she felt ITV bosses " messed about " with the show unnecessarily, causing its cancellation., Goodwin appeared on an episode of Heartbeat in July 2007.

`` I'm a mess '', she said, and suddenly she was alarmed.

You see, he lied to us when he said he was leavin alone ''.

`` That was a terrible thing to do '', I said to Oso.

The War Department wrote Mr. Manuel a letter and said he was a hero.

`` But that was war '', I said.

What else he said was lost in the rattle of gunfire on all sides.

She said, and her tone had softened until it was almost friendly.

`` Oh, no '', he said, and he was without humor now.

Normally Hague wasted no words, but now he found himself unable to stop their flow although he knew Kodyke was aware of all he said.

When they reached their neighbor's house, Pamela said a few polite words to Grace and kissed Melissa lightly on the forehead, the impulse prompted by a stray thought -- of the type to which she was frequently subject these days -- that they might never see one another again.

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She was still hugging the stained coat around her, so I said, `` Relax, let me take your things.

That was all she said.

This was the worst thing I could have said.

The girl took a couple of steps toward the man in shorts when Benson, in that barefoot courtliness Ramey could never decide was real, said, `` You don't want to go around there, Ma'am ''.

There was no doubt that Herr Schaffner meant every word of what he said.

But they never said anything, so he figured it was all right.

He said, lapsing into the profanity he often used when away from his parents and especially when he was with Charles.

While she was struggling to get her skirt down and get on her feet again, Jack ran over, offered her his hand and said, `` Gosh, I'm sorry, Miss Langford.

That should do it, he thought, because Miss Langford had said she was going to be strict about school work.

`` I only said I was hungry.

`` No, I don't think so '', said the big man, and it was the final clincher for Ernie.

`` I'd wind up full of bullet holes '', he said, and there was no question that he was talking about bullets fired by his coworkers.