Elizabeth McCracken Quotes
When it comes to other people's writing, my older influences are more powerful than more recent ones, partially because I'm now more worried that I'll suddenly accidentally steal something from another writer.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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It's a cliche, but there really is no handbook about the celebrity thing; you have to figure it out as you go along.
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I went to school to study literature and writing, even though I didn't end up really doing that in the end. I thought I would be a teacher, but I didn't really think about it in any practical way.
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Just like I'm still angry with Simpson for getting by with two murders.
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Religious ideas about good and evil tend to focus on how to achieve well-being in the next life, and this makes them terrible guides to securing it in this one. Of course, there are a few gems to be found in every religious tradition, but insofar as these precepts are wise and useful they are not, in principle, religious.
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My favorite thing to do in this world is to be on the ice playing hockey and try to entertain fans and bring wins to the Chicago Blackhawks.
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I never been a hater of these other cats, who never really had nothing, being successful. That's not my problem.
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There is a role and function for beauty in our time.
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I know my fans want me on the screen. But I think hero-worship should not be allowed to corrupt the plot and narrative of a film.
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The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.
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Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships.
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People always worry that buying tech products today carries a risk of obsolescence. Most of the time, that fear is overblown.
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I hope everybody enjoys our input on 'Black Water' - it sure was a lot of fun getting to record it.
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Just now, Christianity is in the ascendant. Buddhism and Taoism are decadent; their influence cannot long hold its own. Buddhism has long since passed its meridian; Taoism has only demons, not gods.
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The chemistry that you get from living with your band and creating music and recording with your band translates to the stage.
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By now it is evident that the Soviet Union must gain control of Europe to maintain its empire.
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New Hampshire is moving in the right direction because we have shown time and time again that we can work across the aisle to solve problems.
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Complex tasks are often better handled in the back of our mind, and that's often true of creative tasks - when you have something complex to deal with in writing or research or responding to an email. I'll start working, put it aside, and sometimes I'll wake up the next morning with a solution, or I'll find one when I exercise.
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There's someone to turn to.
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I had my one guest star on The Flash, and that became several guest stars, and then they mentioned this new show.
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It was in the year 1820, when I was nearly nine years old, that I first went to a regular school.
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If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.
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When it comes to other people's writing, my older influences are more powerful than more recent ones, partially because I'm now more worried that I'll suddenly accidentally steal something from another writer.
