Dave Gibbons Quotes
I came to think that nobody from England could draw American comic books, because they were clearly all done by this sort of Mafia, all these guys with Italian and Irish names who had the whole thing sewn up. It was actually seeing a comic book drawn by Barry Smith, who was about my age, and English.
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As regards literary culture, it fascinates me that it has been so resilient to the Union. For example, when T.S. Eliot wanted to become poet in these lands, it wasn't as an English poet, it was an Anglian poet he wanted to be.
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Don't go getting mixed up in the business of your betters, or you'll land in trouble too big for you.
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Whatever you want to do in the industry, do it on the smallest level at first. If you want to be a writer, write a screenplay in your house. If you want to be an actor, put on a one-man show. If you want to be a stand-up comedian, go to an open mic.
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With 'Tron,' we had so many crew members around and a stage full of special effects people that know exactly what has to be done in the situations. You're on a stage in sets the whole time.
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The problem with writing a monthly book is that you're going through your work like a man running for a bus, red-faced and out of breath. There isn't time for reflection or critical self-examination.
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I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love this country and think it is exceptional.
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I am a freestyle mogul skier who, on February 13, became the first American to win a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
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I wake up every morning knowing how ridiculously lucky I am to be able to do what I love for a living, and that sense of wonder never, ever wears off.
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Thinking fragments reality - it cuts it up into conceptual bits and pieces.
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The perfect day for me is waking up and having a cup of tea with my kids before I drive them to school; Then, I go into the studio and try and write some music for three or four hours and give up about noon.
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I'm all about small towns. I think it's a great place to grow up.
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Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as guides in the wilderness.
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I grew up being scared of the water, which is embarrassing to say as an Australian, but it's true.
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
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I'm always up for going back to the stage.
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If we were motivated by money, we would have sold the company a long time ago and ended up on a beach.
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I have met hundreds of young people doing just what George Romney did: using a hand up in tough times to become part of the American Dream.
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As a kid growing up, I put a lot of pressure on myself.
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I want to be thinking as quickly as I need to as soon as I hit the stage. I want to have a vocal warm-up.
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I walk like a duck: very straight up and down. Or like a penguin. It's a dead giveaway that I'm a dancer.
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My friends ask me what it's like moving from Vermont to L.A., but no matter where I am, I pretty much just end up sitting in coffee shops, thinking about songs.
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I roll with bodyguards when I go back home to South Africa.
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I love the way Pharell is laying down great drum tracks. He is a great drummer.
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I came to think that nobody from England could draw American comic books, because they were clearly all done by this sort of Mafia, all these guys with Italian and Irish names who had the whole thing sewn up. It was actually seeing a comic book drawn by Barry Smith, who was about my age, and English.
