G. Willow Wilson Quotes
Sometimes, by using the most over-the-top, ridiculous plot device you can imagine, you get some interesting little conflicts and cool things that you might not otherwise have a chance to explore.
Quotes to Explore
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There is one confrontation scene toward the end of the picture. In the middle of the scene, I thought, That's Sean Connery! I don't know how else to describe Sean Connery. I still feel that way.
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We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.
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Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.
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The main thing I want to do is make people feel more connected and more active.
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We must assert to the Abrahamic people that we are the last extension of the Abrahamic religion... There is no such thing as an Islamic tribe.
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I need to meet people to be able to write.
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I'm working on a movie called 'Labor Day' with Kate Winslet while still balancing kite boarding. Being an actress and an athlete is a challenge, but I'm excited to see what happens.
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I think about terrorism in terms of popcorn. You can't tell which kernels are popcorn and which are not, but you assume you'll always have some kernels that are going to pop.
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To apply for a gifted program, children as young as 4 are required to sit through hour-long verbal exams.
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Economics has paid a terrible price for its dalliances with the Keynesian and neoclassical theories.
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I have no problem being mainstream. I grew up in the '90s when the mainstream was amazing.
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There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.
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I know how to wrap my turban a little better now. In the beginning, it was a little weird.
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When I was seventeen, I worked as a counsellor at a co-ed sleep-away camp for eight weeks. I loved it but it could be harrowing - it was far too much responsibility for someone my age.
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They were all interested in what I was going to do, because I'd never worked in televsion before.
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You always have to think in a new modern way, and you always have to push yourself in fashion because it's a big treadmill. You can't really get off it. You just have to move a little faster.
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L.A.'s always been good to me.
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As an actor, you have to give up all control to the director. He's the boss, and has all the power. I'm a control freak, so that's really hard for me.
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Golf is not about the quality of your good shots, it is about the quality of your bad shots.
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I can understand, he said, that many people, many perfectly ordinary people, have an interesting story to tell. No one's experience of life is valueless.
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The way I choose projects is based on what I think is most real and most interesting, not on what’s paying the most money or what’s most popular.
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One of the best places for a shy person to meet people is in a coffee shop. If you are a reader, bring a book and read it there - that gives a guy something to ask you about. Same goes for sketching, writing, or any hobby you can take with you.
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When you start doing what you love to do, you will never work another day in your life.
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Sometimes, by using the most over-the-top, ridiculous plot device you can imagine, you get some interesting little conflicts and cool things that you might not otherwise have a chance to explore.
