J. D. Salinger Quotes
They didn't act like people and they didn't act like actors. It's hard to explain. They acted more like they knew they were celebrities and all. I mean they were good, but they were too good.
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I'd love to play Moon Knight. I don't know if anybody's doing a Moon Knight animated series any time soon.
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You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
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The sweeping, unfocused cuts of sequestration are certain to have unintended negative consequences, including for America's small businesses.
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Someone told me, 'When you go see Pearl Jam, it's going to be a spiritual experience,' and it was. It was my first time seeing them live, and I've been a lifelong fan. Eddie Vedder's voice is a million times better live, and I couldn't believe the passion he put into every single song.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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The publishing industry is an archaic and inefficient industry.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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The kids from the streets don't want preaching or messages. They want what they can identify with. They want to hear about the reality of their situation, not fairy tales. They don't care if it's ugly; they just want reality.
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Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.
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CEOs and employers at for-profit corporations should not be able to prevent women from access to health care simply because of their own personal religious objections.
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Film is my hobby, so I will work well through the night to develop films, whatever film I'm doing or dream projects I have.
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I think the process is one of using the camera and sound in the way a detective uses a magnifying glass: to find the clues. They're discovery devices, not performance devices - you're watching things the way a cat does. You're not judging. You're there to witness something.
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I thought of learning cinematography, so I assisted a cinematographer for an ad.
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Good God, do you mean to say this place is a club?
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I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad.
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When you start directing movies at the age of 24, you're just a kid; you don't necessarily even have the experiences to add to the story. You're working off of instinct and raw emotions and raw talent, and hopefully it's the same trajectory as growing as a person.
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I like the challenge of creating a world with only sentences.
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I spent my whole teenage life trying to get to London and go to dance school, but when I got there, I couldn't wait to get to the clubs on weekends. I knew I wanted to make music.
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Watching a company develop is like watching a puppy grow. When you can watch something grow that you created - it's really an amazing feeling.
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Where are the marks of the cross in your life? Are there any points of identification with your Lord? Alas, too many Christians wear medals but carry no scars.
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As a father of two children, I am used to seeing kids in the midst of a five-alarm meltdown over the choice of DVD or the necessity of broccoli.
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This is a second chance for me, ... There's not much more you can ask for than that.
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The Germans gathered together ethnic divisions from all over Europe in which men of the same linguistic and cultural background could serve together. The Georgian SS division conducted itself with distinction in normal military action, but a good many people seem to think that anybody who was ever a member of the SS was automatically a war criminal.
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They didn't act like people and they didn't act like actors. It's hard to explain. They acted more like they knew they were celebrities and all. I mean they were good, but they were too good.
