Brad Bird Quotes
And it's not only films, I'm pretty unaware of anything that's going on in popular culture right now.
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I was never conscious that I was becoming an icon or I'm not an icon, because my family, my kids, my husband keep me down-to-earth.
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When I was nine years old, my family lost our home, and the six of us moved into my grandparents' converted garage.
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Knitting not only relaxes me, it also brings a feeling of being at home.
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In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.
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At first, I was hesitant when it came to giving autographs, thinking that I am not even worth giving one. But slowly I got over that phase.
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose.
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What I really enjoy the most is seeing what the crowd likes. I enjoy making people laugh.
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Acting is great therapy - you get to do things you'd normally get arrested for.
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I don't feel under-taxed in any way at all.
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Most people who end up being successful have good grades, but it's orthogonal - there's no extra information than if they put together a website and have bunch of fans who love coming and seeing what they're doing.
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Another thing that's quite different in writing a book as a practicing newspaperman is that if you look at what you've written the next morning and you think you didn't get it quite right, you can fix it.
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While 'Precious' isn't a real person, it's someone's story, and it's too many peoples' story.
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As a race, the Negroes are not lazy.
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Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.
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I give two hoots about being typecast. It's not in my hands.
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Leaks are always bad news.
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I would absolutely, definitely never sell my wedding pictures to a magazine. I'd like it to be a special day, not a photo shoot. And once you've done that, your marriage becomes everybody else's business.
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Nobody can take what I love away from me. I would like to believe that love is the only energy I've ever used as a writer. I've never written out of anger, although anger has informed love.
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My court was divided between peace and war according to their various interests, but I considered only their reasons.
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See, when you mess something up, you learn for the next time. It's when people compliment you that you're in trouble. That means they expect you to keep it up.
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And it's not only films, I'm pretty unaware of anything that's going on in popular culture right now.
