David Brin Quotes
Daisy had learned not to pay much heed to techno-fads. To her fell the task of preserving as much as possible, so that when humanity finally did fall, it wouldn’t take everything else to the grave with it.
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A film is made in somebody's head - out of their determination to do it at all.
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It's unacceptable to just sit on the couch and say I'm not doing anything. You've got to get out and do everything you can.
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Explosions are not comfortable.
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Wearing underwear on the outside of your clothes can turn a tedious trip to the store for a forgotten carton of milk into an amusement park romp.
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The important thing is to be there, score when needed. It's better if the goals are beautiful, better still if they are important.
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Alanis Morissette - I love how she's not afraid to say what she wants to say. Love it or hate it, she's going to say it. And her vocals are crazy; they're amazing, and I also love how her music is really organic.
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Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals.
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I used homeopathy, acupuncture, yoga and meditation in conjunction with my chemotherapy to help me get stronger again after the cancer. I also chanted with Buddhist friends and prayed with Christian friends. I covered all my bases.
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I thought I would spent my career doing Chekhov and Ibsen in regional theaters, so the fact that I started doing new plays was a whole new world I didn't expect, and that I would like to keep doing.
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The day I make movies that Rupert Murdoch likes and admires is the day I'll throw in the towel, because he's got no taste.
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I saw this thing years ago, where somebody filled a gymnasium with ping-pong balls and mousetraps. And then somebody threw just one more ping-pong ball in there, and literally, in five seconds, the room was popping. And then it was dead. And that's how it was with 'Dallas.' Just... 'boom!'
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'The Fight Club' DVD is great. I like anything that has really good extras because as an actor, it's really great to see the behind-the-scenes stuff and see how different actors approach their particular project.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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When I think about voting, I can skip it and still see myself as a good citizen. But when I think about being a voter, now the choice reflects on my character. It casts a shadow.
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People do look at it as an insult that I say I don't listen to country music, which cracks me up.
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Almost all of us growing up have played baseball on some level. It has an inside track with people. It has a unifying effect.
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I don't consciously use my own life or experience at all.
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In another life, I would love to be the art guy - a production designer or a maybe even a composer.
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If I was a star, it would be difficult to go off and do 'Coronation Street.' So I guess I'm not a star.
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The worst programs are the ones where the programmers doing the original work don't lay a solid foundation, and then they're not involved in the program in the future.
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I'd like to do a kind of 'Sunday Night At The Palladium'-style variety show on the BBC.
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The existence of life beyond Earth is an ancient human concern. Over the years, however, attempts to understand humanity's place in the cosmos through science often got hijacked by wishful thinking or fabricated tales.
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We need a free media, not just freedom of speech.
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Daisy had learned not to pay much heed to techno-fads. To her fell the task of preserving as much as possible, so that when humanity finally did fall, it wouldn’t take everything else to the grave with it.
