Chet Williamson Quotes
If I had stayed purely a horror writer or thriller writer, I might have more of a presence in those particular genres, and I'd certainly have more individual titles to market, since it's much easier to write pure genre fiction than it is to create something different.
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During workouts, I listen to Pandora, and I like the '90s pop stations. 'The Backstreet Boys' is fun!
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There is a triangular relationship between poverty, child labour and illiteracy who have a cause and consequence relationship. We will have to break this vicious circle.
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My favourite outfit was this black lace dress that I found in a vintage shop in Williamsburg, New York.
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Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.
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The great thing about writing is that it has to work without that invisible layer of the reader's added knowledge.
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I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows.
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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What role should religion play in the American public school classroom? My own knee-jerk response would be, 'none whatsoever,' but the Constitution isn't quite so direct on the subject.
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I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm not interested. It doesn't seem to get across.
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In January '77 I went out to LA and have been here 26 years.
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The thing about being black and having a different accent, in the beginning, is that it makes you foreign.
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The nation is faced with one of the most corporate-orientated anti-consumer Congresses in our history.
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Doing 'Narcos' is a very, very important part of my life. I dedicated so much of my life to it.
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To me, success is choice and opportunity.
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I think anytime that somebody that works for the government lies, yes, they should be removed.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don't even try.
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I love iTunes as much as anybody. It's very convenient and very easy. But there is nothing like the vibe that you get when you walk into a record store. And I think a lot of people are still thrilled to spend a half hour there and go through the bins and make some purchases.
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Admitting the force of these contentions, nevertheless, the custom of meeting together in public assembly for the consideration of the most serious, the most exalted topics of human interest is too vitally precious to be lost.
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We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated.
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Just making a movie the way 'All is Lost' had to be made was a great experience, because it was structured differently than any other film I will make for the rest of my life.
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We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.
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When one teenager dying of cystic fibrosis asked me, 'Why am I different?' I answered, 'Tony, because it makes you beautiful.' He loved my answer because he knew full well how much he had done for the world and that he would be immortal through his love and the fund raising of those who knew him hoping to find a cure for cystic fibrosis.
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Making the best-seller list is a big deal; it's like being nominated for an Oscar. Hitting No. 1 is like actually winning the award. It's very gratifying.
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If I had stayed purely a horror writer or thriller writer, I might have more of a presence in those particular genres, and I'd certainly have more individual titles to market, since it's much easier to write pure genre fiction than it is to create something different.
