Parker Conrad Quotes
With a lot of the things that seem scalable, you will find bottlenecks you never imagined that you suddenly need to find solutions for.
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I don't have any office; I can write everywhere. So, I put a piece of paper on the table, and then I travel. Literally, writing for me is like travelling. It's getting out of myself and living another life - maybe a better life.
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When romance is done well in a movie, it's awesome.
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There is only one thing keeping us from having heaven on earth: we can't believe it! Why? Because we don't want to be wrong - so we'll be right and make it hell!
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Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of surprises in store for everybody.
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I'm always surprised when actors say they don't like sex scenes. It's like a freebie. It's fun to make out with someone. So yes, thumbs up on that.
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I understand entertaining. You want people to walk out saying, 'I spent a night with interesting people.'
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Honestly, like, I'm a superfan of the 'New York Times,' but I know nothing about how they put it together, and I really don't care.
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Both of my parents had a change of career. My mum was a nurse, and now she's a college lecturer.
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I don't want to hear songs about how sunshiny things are. I don't like songs that feel like radio candy... I like the ones that make you think, laugh or cry - they pull some kind of emotion out of you.
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You don't want to move in with someone and find out that they don't have auto or health insurance. That's a rude awakening.
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I've been sailing from the age of 2, and apparently, when I was 4, I told my dad, 'I know how to do this; you don't have to come with me anymore.'
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It's nice to win. I'll never win again. I may have to take up golf - take on Tiger.
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I might have faults but I'm not a big head.
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I like to reinvent with each project, in any which way possible.
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Though the Jazz Age continued it became less and less an affair of youth. The sequel was like a children's party taken over by the elders.
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You can draw inspiration from anything. If you're a good storyteller, you can take a dirty look somebody gives you, or if a guy you used to have flirtations with starts dating a new girl, or somebody you're casually talking to says something that makes you so mad - you can create an entire scenario around that.
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Every man needs two women: a quiet home-maker, and a thrilling nymph.
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Michael worked one day. Everybody was a little freaked out and nervous because he's a really big star. We were already working with really big stars, but Michael is Michael.
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All the people I have written about remain with me - perhaps they are my closest friends.
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Something I've always written about is social expectations: that the eyes of the community are on you all the time, expecting you to line up with certain social norms, certain behaviours. Whenever you forgot about them, they'd be strongly reiterated to you, in no uncertain terms.
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If men think that a ruler is religious and has a reverence for the Gods, they are less afraid of suffering injustice at his hands.
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I choose colors I like and will photograph well. I don't do color theory!
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You may not be able to change the world but can at least get some entertainment and make a living out of the epistemic arrogance of the human race.
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With a lot of the things that seem scalable, you will find bottlenecks you never imagined that you suddenly need to find solutions for.
