Don DeLillo Quotes
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If the only thing you knew about Oman was its location, you might never go at all.
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It's funny, I used to say on 'That 70's Show', you could really put us in any decade, and it was about the people and the characters and that we cared about each other.
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I have a sidekick, Keith Robinson, who's very funny. I've known Keith for over 20 years; he's my best friend.
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We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts.
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Actually, 'Die Hard' was the first movie I ever saw in the theater. When I was a newborn, my parents were going stir-crazy in the house, and they put me in the bassinet, and I slept through 'Die Hard' in the theater as an infant.
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Most actors don't grow up with sweet, vanilla parents.
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'Family Ties' was a very successful situation comedy. And, in almost every respect, it functioned on a day to day basis like a well-run, well conditioned basketball team. The show was performed live each week in front of a studio audience on Friday night.
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About once every four days, someone comes up to me and is like, 'Hey, I know you from somewhere.'
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While in El Paso, I met Mr. Clinton Burk, a native of Texas, who I married in August 1885.
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There's always a special feeling I have while writing any song.
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I don't try to be sexy, but I do want to look as good as I can.
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Never say 'no' to adventures. Always say 'yes', otherwise you'll lead a very dull life.
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I loved the idea of Travolta sitting on the kid's swing, pining away for his girlfriend.
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The most perfect technique is that which is not noticed at all.
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In The Name of the King is the right title. To be honest, I don't know who had the final idea for the title but I liked it and it has a strong connection to the movie's story.
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Christ and The Church: If he were to apply for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty, adultery and desertion, he would probably get one.
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I mean, if a person acts irresponsibly in his own life, he will pay the consequences. And it's not so much divine retribution as it's built into the law of nature.
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They used to call me Cam-bones because I was so skinny.
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I have always looked on disobedience toward the oppressive as the only way to use the miracle of having been born.
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I think it's unfair, but they have the right as fallible, screwed-up humans to be unfair; that's the human condition.
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Theatre was my first love. I can't take the theatre out of me. And I wouldn't want to. To me, it's home.
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I think singing traditional country is wonderful, because I'm bringing it to my generation and to the younger kids.
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Sometimes the future changes quickly and completely, and we’re left with only the choice of what to do next. We can choose to be afraid of it. Just stand there trembling, not moving. Assuming the worst that can happen. Or we step forward into the unknown, and assume it will be brilliant.
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The language of my books has shaped me as a man.
