Dave Rowntree Quotes
You know, we were worried that in the UK, there's no anarchy on kids TV. When we grew up kids TV was very anarchic and it was about stuff that your parents would probably object to, if they got to object. And it's gotten very safe.
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It can be frightening to turn your back on what others think is right. But I'm not the same as a lot of people - I'm quite artistic and quite eccentric sometimes. If you honour that, you fit into yourself better - and people accept you for what you are.
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Live TV has an amazing pace to it. You've got to be able to think quick, make changes last minute, and be funny and fast.
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Be a good-looking corpse. Leave a good-looking tattoo.
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Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
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You can't tag me as a regional actress.
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I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.
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I grew up on Marvel and, like, '2000 AD.'
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So, I think I'd be grateful for the next job. I always am. And I always consider everything I do to be the last thing I do.
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My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining.
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I'm very competitive but in a very nice way.
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I want to show people there's not just one way of being Muslim.
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I am still shocking people today, and I don't know why. Is it because I'm a woman talking about sex and men? One magazine said that no one writes sex in the back of a Bentley better than Jackie Collins.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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Our culture in India is not a culture where we grudge each other.
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When 'Carmen' premiered in 1875, it was panned by the critics. It survived 45 performances. It was called a musical and moral outrage. After Bizet died, at age 37, 'Carmen' became wildly popular. If you believe in your creation, and the rest of the world is laughing or yelling 'Boo,' don't give up.
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I could go off into the wilderness and write fantasy novels for the rest of my life and probably be happy; but I always want to challenge myself.
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Saving enough to retire has become impossible for most Americans.
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My voice and the styles and genres I sing all express my appreciation for what I hear.
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Whenever I'm interested in something, I make sure I'm really good at it.
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To drive an F1 car you have to be a little mad. On the morning of a race there's a mix of excitement and fear. If it's a wet track, then it's worse as you're not in control most of the time, which is the thing all drivers fear the most.
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Well, I did go to Irish dancing lessons as a kid, but I was slapped and never went again.
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It's fun to get out in the field. I really enjoy that. It's fun creating.
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Don't be afraid to convince yourself that your business is incredible, but don't expect others to be convinced without solid data to back it up. Ideas can be a worth a lot, but they are usually not. Execution is everything.
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You know, we were worried that in the UK, there's no anarchy on kids TV. When we grew up kids TV was very anarchic and it was about stuff that your parents would probably object to, if they got to object. And it's gotten very safe.
