David Lynch Quotes
The business side of film has goofed up so many things, but even that's changing. It happened to the music industry and now it's happening to the film studios. It's crazy what's going on. But artists should have control of their work; especially if, as I always say, you never turn down a good idea and never take a bad idea.
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I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.
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Catholics and evangelicals need to remain allied, and in solidarity, against the increasingly aggressive secularism of our age.
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I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.
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When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.
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The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.
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Chess was natural for me; I was extremely successful.
Garry Kasparov
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman.
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Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws, Socrates considered the government to be an aristocracy.
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Experimenting with different sounds is great, but when it comes down to it, you're still playing a guitar.
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Poetry comes alive to me through recitation.
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'Twilight's got some avid - and rabid - fans.
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In the right context, you can make ugly sounds, different sounds feel right at home.
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A noble soul and real poetic talent are almost always inseparable.
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Suppose that every prospective parent in the world stopped having children naturally, and instead produced clones of themselves. What would the world be like in another 20 or 30 years? The answer is: much like today. Cloning would only copy the genetic aspects of people who are already here.
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In a way, it's good not to be recognised as much off screen.
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People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?
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Everybody likes a compliment.
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Location is the key to most businesses, and the entrepreneurs typically build their reputation at a particular spot.
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I always make a decision, even if it's the wrong one. I hate being confused.
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When I was putting the 'Best of Hollywood' book together, I sat down and added up just the list of Westerns I've done, and it came to well over 200.
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The vision people have of a director is completely flawed - someone with a crystalline vision of everything they're going to do. How boring would that be? It's a creative and collaborative process.
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If you have the right actors and you can give them the freedom to explore, you've done a lot of your work as a director.
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The business side of film has goofed up so many things, but even that's changing. It happened to the music industry and now it's happening to the film studios. It's crazy what's going on. But artists should have control of their work; especially if, as I always say, you never turn down a good idea and never take a bad idea.
