Douglas Lain Quotes
Science fiction has always had a dark side. There has been a touch of the irrational and absurd in the genre from the very beginning.
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I produce for a low price and I sell it on my own to 80 countries.
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Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule. Nevertheless one had better know the rules, for they sometimes guide in doubtful cases, though not often.
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One Saturday in 1984, I walked into my first AA meeting. I went regularly for six years and only stopped when I came to realize my underlying problem was not genuine alcoholism, but depression.
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In the editing room, 20 percent of the time you're using stuff from before the actor knew the camera was rolling or you're taking a line from somewhere else and putting it in his mouth.
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Brandon Boyd of Incubus is hot, but he's too pretty.
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When I was 13, I started working in a nightclub with Ray Charles. That's the greatest school in the world, the school of the streets. Ray taught me how to read in Braille. He was only two years older than me, but it was like he was 100 years older.
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The fact is that surveys which media people openly admit to show that fewer than twelve percent of their customers believe they're doing a good job, while the average profit margin in television is in the neighborhood of eighty percent.
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I understood early on that the freedom of America is what made our way of life possible and that we should help other people live in freedom, too.
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I'm not the type to get ulcers. I give them.
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A man is as alive as he can communicate.
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No man fails who does his best.
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Football matters so much to people, and they get very defensive - or angry.
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I like having a private name and a public name. It helps keep things straight.
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When I work on a movie, I never aim for records, collections or the number one position. I always concentrate on my work and look for ways to improve my acting abilities. I also advise my co-stars not to concentrate on these pretty issues and just focus on acting.
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Most people don't know how to tell stories.
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In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.
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Here's the thing: 'The Hurt Locker' was an amazing, important film. But did I enjoy it? Of course not. It was very tough to watch and, while gripping, not exactly what you'd call a happy place.
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I was born in a family with a strong military background, so I chose to be a soldier.
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Every young person has to bear the burden - heavier in proportion as the individuality is richer - of accommodating himself to existence now that it is no longer seen with the eyes of a child, the eyes to which everything is as it should be.
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Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
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I was hardly fit for human society. Thus destiny shaped me to be a science fiction writer.
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I think war is just part of human nature. And I’m fascinated by human nature – especially the dark side. I always have been. It doesn’t make me a Devil worshipper, no more than being interested in Hitler makes me a Nazi. I mean, if I’m a Nazi, how come I married a woman who’s half Jewish?
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The words get easier the moment you stop fearing them.
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Science fiction has always had a dark side. There has been a touch of the irrational and absurd in the genre from the very beginning.
