Daniel Handler Quotes
I'm always interested to see what films are made of books. I kind of don't participate as a filmgoer in any kind of debate about what's better, the book or the movie. So I think it's interesting when people want to do it.
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When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.
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I wouldn't mind going somewhere and taking a president position and signing acts and taking the attention off of me and taking what I've learned in my career and applying that to another person's.
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I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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When you're not involved, other people's unhappiness seems to be about the funniest damn thing on earth because you think you can solve it, that you are God, that you are above this, and that their unhappiness is just such useless toil and agony. If it's you, it ceases to be a comedy.
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Themes only arise after a novel is written, and people begin to try to talk about it.
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I've always kind of been an in-the-moment kind of person. I don't think that far in advance or have any idea what's around the next corner.
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I did almost a year in prison, a year in prison, just because my name is Foxy Brown.
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I'm tired of fighting. I've always known that I can't be an action star all my life.
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Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away.
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The idea of doing a production of 'Carousel' that doesn't feel like it's stuck in the 1950s really intrigues me.
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I think that our comfort is in our history.
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My best friend is my husband.
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'Entourage' was a show that existed around wish-fulfillment. People watched it because they wanted to believe they could go on private jets and be hanging out in Hollywood, but as a show, comedically, it was not funny. Not a funny show. It's funny, ironically, because of how terrible it is.
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I was a weird but definite kid, and there were essentially no gender roles for me to fit into.
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The function of the novel is the exploration of the human condition. Really, that's what it's all about.
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All women and girls have the fundamental right to live free of violence. This right is enshrined in international human rights and humanitarian law. And it lies at the heart of my UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign.
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I see Intershop as a leader in the E-commerce digital economy and believe the company has truly long-term potential.
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Social distinctions tend to matter only at your own level and above.
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In high school, I was friends with everybody. I had my core group of friends, but I could flow through different social groups pretty easily.
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I'm going to be acting all my life. But, while doing that, I will try to avoid the trappings of fame.
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I know when I grew up, it was, if it was daylight outside, get outside. Well, now, with the technological age of computers and everything, everyone's inside virtually going everywhere they want to go, virtually having relationships, virtually traveling across the neighborhood, virtually going to that island.
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People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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I'm always interested to see what films are made of books. I kind of don't participate as a filmgoer in any kind of debate about what's better, the book or the movie. So I think it's interesting when people want to do it.
