Dean Devlin Quotes
'The Book of Love' is the kind of James L. Brooks mainstream movie that the majors are ignoring.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
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Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not.
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You have family-owned businesses that have been around for 500 years. You cannot name a corporation that survives intact for even a few decades.
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My dream was to play in good films, no matter in what country. I always waited for a decent script, and nothing has changed. I'm just sure that nothing in life is random, and I believe in the fate which guides you. Probably my starring in 'A Good Day to Die Hard' is good proof of that.
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I'm prepared for Amir Khan moving swiftly - or for whatever style he comes out using. I prepared with sparring, in the style similar to what he uses.
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Coming up with ideas isn't hard. The real challenge is finding the time to actually build something and then finding a home for it.
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In India, there's a way of seeing life as a cosmic play. It's called Lila. I can watch my life, and I can see my guru playing with me.
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Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
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I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year.
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My character Saurabh Singhania is a rich, bad guy who is driven by revenge, so much that you feel like scratching his face or throwing stones at him. The intimate scenes in the trailer are creating quite a buzz... I wish they had shown more of the story instead of the sizzling scenes. The film is not about boldness or intimacy.
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Whatever I think the song sounds like is what I'll name it. It's a feeling thing; it's not logical at all.
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It's very disincentivizing to have others take care of your needs.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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War is the ultimate tool of politics.
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They are more beautiful than anything in the world, kinetic sculptures, perfect form in motion.
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The drama and the trauma of the relationship you have when you're 16 can mirror the one you have when you're 26. Life repeats itself.
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I've been saying for years that readers want inexpensive ebooks.
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I think most things I read on the Internet and in newspapers are propaganda. Everyone from the 'New York Times' to Rupert Murdoch has a point of view and is putting forth their own propaganda. They're stuck with the facts as they are, but the way they interpret and frame them is wildly different.
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I don't write about the same thing every time, everyday, different things are happening out there and if you take the time to look around, you can see that, then you can put it all together and tell the story.
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When your life has been spent in one war after another for forty-five years, you have to be pretty handy to survive.
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The whole question of fiduciary responsibility is a very old concept. You could make a movie about someone making that rule at any point in history, and within a few months, it will turn out to be timely.
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The dark night was the first book of poetry and the constellations were the poems.
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'The Book of Love' is the kind of James L. Brooks mainstream movie that the majors are ignoring.
