Edmund H. North Quotes
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I don't think the federal government has any business keeping a list of law-abiding Americans who exercise their constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
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I think 'North by Northwest' and 'Rope' and Rear Window' and 'Psycho' are on my list of favorite all time movies. I just think his kind of command as a director was almost unparalleled, and I feel like in certain ways the sort of character-based thriller owes more to Hitchcock than anyone.
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I think I'm somebody who takes praise with a very big - probably too big - pinch of salt.
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I think it's a natural human tendency, when you read something, you tend to read a lot of your prejudices into it. And neuroscience is like a lot of disciplines - it has fashions; things change.
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Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a habit out of it.
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I like to think I'm a role model for women. But I also don't like to just limit it to women. I like to think I'm a role model for human beings in general.
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I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong.
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It's a lot of work and I also feel like I've done it. I miss comedy. And I also think that, from purely a logistical standpoint, that the day-to-day schedule on a comedy allows you to have a life, much more of a life, than on a drama.
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I've always been just as interested in making people think as I am in making them feel, and one of the things this scientific process allows me to do is make the audience look differently at dance.
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There's just a natural instinct to want to be great, I think.
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The basic idea for what became 'Epic Mickey' began at the Disney Think Tank.
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I think I was dealt a good hand. I have happy genes.
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I've always been interested in how people think, how they react to challenges in their lives - what makes people tick. I've also always been passionate about social issues and causes, and I wanted to make films that addressed important issues in very human terms.
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The reason I hate publicists is because I think if we got rid of them everything would be on equal footing.
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If you were to ask me what I want to do – I don't want to be a celebrity, I want to make a difference.
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When I write for kids, I have to make sure they know what can't happen. They have to know it's a fantasy. But when I write for adults, they have to think it's real. Every detail has to be real or they won't buy it.
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I'm going to start a new career as a singer, I think. I'm going to go the way of Russell Crowe.
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I think she said I should seek help. Something like that, but it was in much cruder terms. And that I had a fascination with things coming out of people's mouths.
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Have an earnestness for death and you will have life.
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I didn't think about money or cars or anything like that.
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My method is, I just sit down and write a book.
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I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate.
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Beauty is the worst kind of lie.
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I think there's a difference between a gamble and a calculated risk.
