David L. Wolper Quotes
I did not intend for there to be an incisive historical lesson in 'North and South.' Basically, it's just a good, juicy story.
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The story was such that I couldn't make a graceful ending and then make a graceful new beginning. I could have, but I didn't want to. So, it isn't the most graceful way of writing a story. This new story is, I think, is pretty good stuff. I'm pleased with it anyway.
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I've been told I'm too good looking for certain roles, but that's okay, it just motivates me to go deeper.
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If you love attention and have a pretty decent voice, that's a pretty good combination.
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I'm French - it's less important. Meaning, I remain a Frenchman in America, but I adapt to American culture. I feel good there - but I'm still a foreigner.
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Brad Pitt is a dude who just wants to make good movies. He's not afraid to surround himself with the greatest actors, which I always appreciate because I've also seen actors who only want to surround themselves with weak actors because it makes them look better. That ends up making a poorer movie.
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You know how you can be romantic? You can be romantic by going to a beautiful setting, sitting on a park bench, and getting good ole-fashioned golden arches, a.k.a. McDonald's. That's probably the best I can do romantically.
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It's fun to look at people that are so good at acting that aren't actors, like David Bowie creating a mystique about rock n' roll.
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I've got pretty good knowledge about pass rushing. But I know I have a lot to work on.
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It's good to laugh at times that feel inappropriate.
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This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.
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I really like Ariana Grande, Jessie J, and Nicki Minaj's song, the 'Bang Bang' song. It's the new 'Lady Marmalade.' So good.
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Betty White is a riot. She is a good time! That is the bottom line: Betty White is a good time. She is really an incredible woman. She is so kind. She doesn't have one mean bone in her body, and she is the funniest woman in the room always. And you'll never hear one complaint from her.
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There is no such thing as a Mass Mind. The Mass Audience is made up of individuals, and good advertising is written always from one person to another. When it is aimed at millions it rarely moves anyone.
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I live in Ireland near the sea, only one mile from where I grew up - that's good, since I've known many of my neighbours for between 50-60 years. Gordon and I play chess every day, and we are both equally bad. We play chatty, over-talkative bad bridge with friends every week.
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I try to do things that make me feel good. I go to yoga classes, drink a lot of water, eat healthily and keep things like alcohol and coffee to weekends. I don't overdo anything.
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A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong.
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It's much funnier when the comedy can happen with me just trying my best to genuinely do a good thing.
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People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding.
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Working on any show that works is the best job you can possibly have in any area of the business. You've got so much going for you, a good community, everybody's hanging together, and you get to do it every week.
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You were not created to just get by with an average, unrewarding, or unfulfilling life. God created you to leave your mark on this generation.
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Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life.
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I could never understand how to build a computer, but the best I could hope for is to understand the people that do.
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You always fear when you're making a movie that has a moral to the story that people are going to reject the idea of being taught a lesson.
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I did not intend for there to be an incisive historical lesson in 'North and South.' Basically, it's just a good, juicy story.
