Denis Norden Quotes
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I believe in giving back.
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We know what the birth of a revolution looks like: A student stands before a tank. A fruit seller sets himself on fire. A line of monks link arms in a human chain. Crowds surge, soldiers fire, gusts of rage pull down the monuments of tyrants, and maybe, sometimes, justice rises from the flames.
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I love dogs, but dogs, you have to be in the country with dogs. I cannot walk a dog on the street.
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I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.
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My father always said, 'Malala will be free as a bird.'
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When I go home, all I wanna do is just sleep and eat.
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I certainly wouldn't define myself as a northerner. I'm not even really sure what that means. I've lived in London for 50 years. I wasn't born here, but I have spent most of my life here. So I don't make much of it, to be honest. I'm just myself.
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While I'm writing, I'm also the first reader, and I want to write a book where I'm excited about what happens next.
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I usually find myself hiking in a place that not a lot of people go hiking, just trying to find some solitude. I like being out in the middle of nowhere. Not always, but it's a good place to go to just reflect and think, and it's something I really enjoy.
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As a writer, I always think about who my prototype actors are, in my brain. It's helpful, as a writer, to think about that.
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My parents always taught me never to take anything for granted because it can be taken away from you like that, especially when it comes to looks. I could get into a car crash tomorrow and disfigure my face. So I have to stay grounded.
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Hey, if we didn't overcharge for our product - guess what - people wouldn't have to buy used games.
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Ever since 'Star Wars,' there was a rash of how a movie was made. I remember that as a kid. I never really understood how movies were made until that movie, because it was such a technical accomplishment. Since then, you've seen more and more and more, for all different kinds of films, about what goes into the process.
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Two powerful people can't be friends.
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To me, it's really not about how I look - it's about who I can be. It is my job to bring the character to life and my duty to fit into the jigsaw in that story.
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In true prose everything must be underlined.
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Painting is the passage from the chaos of the emotions to the order of the possible.
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A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.
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It's been a difficult thing because some great opportunities have come and I've just been holding my breath and praying... I'm basically gambling hoping something will come along this season and if not, I don't know what the future holds.
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All of the Vines that were acted & setup & had nice cameras, those weren't the good Vines. The good Vines were, like, a random little kid in the middle of a forest, like, yelling.
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Some of my favorite poets had a tremendous sense of whimsy, so it's a writing style I guess I admire.
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Sometimes, these questions come in everyone's mind. Self-doubt is bad and it ruins everything for us.
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A counter tenor is anyone who can count to ten.
