Daniel Alarcon Quotes
Publication in 'The New Yorker' meant everything, and it's no exaggeration to say that it changed my life.
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There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it's euphoria and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night. That was his attitude.
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I think that it's important for every single person, no matter what they do in life, to participate in the well-being of humanity and the planet. Don't let a year go by knowing you didn't make an effort to do something - no matter how small - outside your own problems and drama.
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I've been very fortunate with my three spec scripts - which is sort of my thematic trilogy of the American Frontier. With 'Sicario', 'Hell or High Water' and then 'Wind River' - which is the third - there were no rewrites. It was the first draft for all three.
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It seems to me that unless you or someone very close to you has had a bad head injury, you really can't fathom it. You have no concept of what it is all about. It was so difficult for my whole family, not just me.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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Now, everybody knows my music. So that's really cool. A lot of kids know it. Now, when I go to a sports game, everybody knows my name.
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I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
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Even as a 10-year-old, I remember trying to explain to my mother and stepfather how upset and frustrated a messy room made me. But they just couldn't grasp it. They wanted me to be playing with baseballs and frogs while I wanted to be scouring garage sales.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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The best part of being blonde is forgivable momentary lapses of common sense.
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We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.
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If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents, but if you're an individual like me, you can't.
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My schedule is so crazy.
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The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother - and the public.
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I've never asked a player if they would sign my shoe.
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Any director, if you really ask them, will tell you that the toughest thing to do is like a dinner table or a dialogue scene, because you need to keep that electricity maintained throughout the course of the film.
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Green how I want you green. Green wind. Green branches.
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I always wrote about things that were important to me. I think our past success showed that it was also important for a lot of others.
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As you get older, you have to force yourself to have new dreams. For instance, I've been flying for 37 years, but now teaching others to fly is interesting for me. Sometimes you have to find new angles on life to keep you interested, like sharing successes and inspiring and helping others.
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I have trouble applying the 'whistle-blower' label to someone who just disagrees with the way our country is structured and operates.
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My view of life is, 'If you're going to miss Heaven, why miss it by two inches? Miss it!
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The library takes me away from my everyday life and allows me to see other places and learn to understand other people unlike myself.
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Publication in 'The New Yorker' meant everything, and it's no exaggeration to say that it changed my life.
