Neil Jordan (Neil Patrick Jordan) Quotes
It's nice to work with Hollywood because there is never any question of resources put at your disposal to make a film as long as it is the right thing to do.
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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I started writing half a paragraph of a mystery novel, half a paragraph there, and they were terrible.
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If you have two parents who have to work, who want to work, you need to have someone to guide your child.
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One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing.
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I like that about London. It comes together when it needs to, and it has magic.
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If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you.
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I began the process of recording myself seriously in the fall of 1999. If I could finish an album of my own music, I would. Five years later I am happy to say I have.
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I wake up at 5:30, 6 in the morning, but don't head into the office right away. I like to hang out with my wife, talk about things, get some coffee, you know.
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How do you create chemistry? If only I knew that! Some people say it's a natural thing that you have with someone, and maybe it is to do with that, but I think you can work on it.
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If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.
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Beauty is the promise of happiness.
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My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing experimental plays.
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I am not surprised that other gases may participate in cellular signaling and regulation. Our early work with nitric oxide was just the beginning. I'm sure more will be discovered.
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I do everything in a straightforward manner.
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I don't know if I would call myself a religious human.
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As an artist, I want to interpret my feelings - not run across the street and ask what my mother thinks.
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I had written lyrics to a song called The Silent Extreme, which Alex later renamed Humans Being.
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Human writing reflects that of the universe; it is its translation, but also its metaphor: it says something totally different, and it says the same thing.
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Nuclear accidents anywhere can affect people everywhere.
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To know what that true self is without social pressure is to know your true nature.
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Design should be easy in the sense that every step should be obviously and clearly identifiable. Simplify elements to make change simple so you can manage the technical risk.
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I'm not old-fashioned when it comes to dating, but there's something nice about a guy pulling out a girl's chair and opening the door for her, even if it's just in the beginning.
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I'm not trying to win individual awards.
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It's nice to work with Hollywood because there is never any question of resources put at your disposal to make a film as long as it is the right thing to do.
