Christopher Priest Quotes
Deathstroke is a villain. Don't come to the book with any expectations that he will, in any way or sense or form, act heroically. He's a bad guy, and that's the fun of it.
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If I had a big brother who was a year older than me or something, I probably wouldn't have ended up being a filmmaker.
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We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity; it's inevitable.
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I feel sorry for the man who marries you... because everyone thinks you're sweet and you're not.
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People want to see a movie that casts a mature woman across from a mature man.
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I buried Joel on our 48th anniversary. I had been with her since I was 16.
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A mind which really lays hold of a subject is not easily detached from it.
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I think the interesting thing about the word 'posh' is that it is so relative; it's quite a provocative title because people have strong feelings about that word.
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I was in high school. A couple of my friends and I decided we had to be in a class together where we could fool around, and drama was it because we'd do improvs, beating each other up. They left a year later, and I stayed in and got a knack for it, and enjoyed the whole process.
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America is not the center of the universe.
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The major source of photochemical smog - petroleum-fueled vehicles - can be replaced by emission-free electric vehicles.
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Long Kiss Goodnight has a huge cult following. They could make another version of that movie right now and make a lot of money.
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I'm not looking to go out there and make a rhythmic Timbaland track.
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Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about.
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Living with AIDS is like always having the sword of Damocles over your head. The disease is scarier than death itself. The disease is so messy, so devastating, so pervasive. It robs you of everything you hold dear.
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You need to train your brain to be positive.
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I like to swim. It's good for the body and it helps clear my head.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users.
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Semiotics is really interested in the questions like, what keeps you watching something, what keeps you - you know, what keeps you listening to a story on the radio? Like, what keeps you turning the pages in a book? What's the pleasure of it that's moving you forward, that's pulling you in and grabbing you and pulling you forward?
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The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.
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I've never had a stylist, and I've always chosen my own clothes.
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If you're a producer, you always spend too much money because you want that shot - and you're willing to spend a bundle to get it.
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Deathstroke is a villain. Don't come to the book with any expectations that he will, in any way or sense or form, act heroically. He's a bad guy, and that's the fun of it.
