Daniel Woodrell Quotes
I've been at writing long enough now to know that every three or four books, I have to start a new direction.
Quotes to Explore
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The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.
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Look at Microsoft, Google, and Facebook. They have all entered many sectors, and actually, in many of those sectors, they weren't as early as Tencent.
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As independent filmmakers, we are actually deeply dependent on each other. The Spirit Awards are a public expression of those bonds, the intricate set of relationships and histories that we filmmakers depend on to make our most personal work.
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I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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A plan is always successful if the plan is good.
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I'd never read 'Lord of the Rings' until I was asked to play Gandalf, so I didn't really know it was a frightfully famous book.
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Of course there are times when I think, 'I'd be better out of this.'
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I just started making Bloody Marys. I always thought they looked gross, then I tasted one. There's an art to it, from the Tabasco to the Worcestershire.
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When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.
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If you have a sense of style and purpose and will you don't want to compromise.
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I wouldn't do a film like 'The Dirty Picture.' I have a husband and kids, and I won't be able to do justice to such a role. You need a certain mentality and ease to carry such a character.
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Striving to tell his woes, words would not come; For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.
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I never wanted to be a public intellectual or a talking head.
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As a lot of the venture capital world seems to be shifting away from consumer, we want to make sure that consumer entrepreneurs know there's still money available.
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I'm very aware and very conscious of the path I chose in life, and very aware of the path I didn't choose.
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I see a 16-year-old now, and to ask her to take her clothes off would feel really weird. But they were like, 'If you don't do it, then we're not going to book you again.' So I'd lock myself in the toilet and cry and then come out and do it. I never felt very comfortable about it. There's a lot of boobs. I hated my boobs! Because I was flat-chested.
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One thing I am sure of is that I won't judge a dance reality show.
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I really wanted to be Ambassador to Argentina.
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I'd always been a big reader, and I loved books, and I always thought writing would be a great way to get by in the world.
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I'm a little embarrassed about how long it took me to see the folly of most government intervention. It was probably 15 years before I really woke up to the fact that almost everything government attempts to do, it makes worse.
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For the traditional fantasies, a lot more of my research comes from reading rather than doing. I like my worlds to feel real, so I do a lot of world building research.
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I know it's hard to blame the time, but there's a bit of an expectation for a summer movie. I think that 'Superman Returns' was a bit nostalgic and romantic, and I don't think that was what people were expecting, especially in the summer.
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I've been at writing long enough now to know that every three or four books, I have to start a new direction.
