Dennis Potter Quotes
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Kids love to look at pictures of themselves.
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Age for me is just a number.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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If you think Wall Street has a short memory, you're dead wrong. No, the folks who work on Wall Street, regulate Wall Street - and, above all, invest in its wares, notably its hedge funds - don't have a bad memory. They don't have any memory at all.
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When my lady and I sit down and watch TV, I find she gets annoyed at characters because they don't do what she would do in the situation. I'm always like, 'Well, she has to do that because that's what the story is.'
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I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.
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I like beautiful clothing. I love Bergdorfs.
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In the final analysis this congressional race is always going to be a close race, whether there's a presidential race or governor's race or not. But is this a better year? Yes, this would probably be a better year.
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The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.
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Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.
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I sleep a lot on Sunday. It's really great.
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I didn't want to be an author; I wanted to be a scientist. Not that I didn't love literature, but I couldn't distinguish it from reading, and reading was already my default activity, almost like breathing.
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Horses and horsepower alike are about status and being cool.
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I try not to push myself too hard, but I also need to perform and earn the results.
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You can cage the singer but not the song.
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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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The first job of a writer is to be honest.
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What's the most humiliating thing? When you take someone to dinner or you cook somebody dinner and they get food poisoning. I mean, how bad do you feel?
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I still don't have a publicist. If I'm in a film, you have an obligation to promote it, I'll do as much as I can.
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I have been a soreheaded occupant of a file drawer labeled 'Science Fiction' … and I would like out, particularly since so many serious critics regularly mistake the drawer for a urinal.
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Actors, you have to wait for people to give you work, or you have to make your own stuff. But standup, I could just say, 'I want to do standup in 30 minutes,' and I can go do standup. Or I could just say, 'I want to do standup in a few weeks in this city.'
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For the vast majority of Americans who work hard and play by the rules, paying the bills may be hard some months, but it's something we always do.
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The more my work improves or broadens or widens, the more surely I tame myself.
