Matt Smith Quotes
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But... watching Steven Barnes taught me to treat my life like an art form.
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When you have my confidence, I will do 200% for you.
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Produce great men, the rest follows.
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But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story.
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Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling author's manuscript, to the designs of the hairdresser, to the creations of the computer programming genius.
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Years ago, I noticed one thing about economics, and that is that economists didn't get anything right.
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People go to extraordinary lengths to get films made.
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The studio didn't ask them to learn their trade, they just worked them, and when that personality or that gimmick or whatever they had ran dry at the box office, they were dropped and out.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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I love old movies. The '40s theatre pace is fantastic.
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Weight used to be an issue. I was always fat as a child. And everyone used to tell me, 'You've got such a pretty face; why don't you lose some weight?' Over the years I've realised that my body is a certain type, and I have learned to accept it.
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I don't believe in the model of pure inspiration. All of my creative work stems from a dialogue with others.
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I don't make resolutions, because resolutions seem so ephemeral and transient to go away.
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In trying to scramble out of a hole, it sometimes digs it deeper.
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You know, a lot of things changed. What never changed is the illusion to keep playing tennis, the illusion to keep doing well the things, and the illusion to be in a good position of the ranking and play these kind of matches.
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The first job of a writer is to be honest.
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That's the one regret I have in all the years that I've played professional sports, that I didn't win a championship in the N.F.L. And that's why you play on any level of team sports: you want to win a championship as part of a team.
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Growing up in Dumfries, I got no sun - I spent all my time in my room making records. When I came to America, it made me recognise the benefits of sunlight. Oh, and I also got a good haircut. I used to have a terrible haircut.
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Sarcasm is like cheap wine - it leaves a terrible aftertaste.
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Do you know why Albert Camus was so prolific? He wrote to keep from screaming.
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There is no possible negotiation with these killers. Our aim is to win over terrorism. Only by being firm we can stop terrorism. We must be firm fighting the terrorists and opposing the final aims they want to achieve.
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The reason for forgiving your enemies is not for their benefit but for your own benefit. Holding grudges against other people doesn’t hurt them; doesn’t even bother them much - in fact, even pleases them if they are still mad at you. It is not in your enlightened self-interest to hold grudges, regardless of whether it bothers the person you hate or not.
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Iran is not a make-believe country. It is a real country populated by some 75 million people - real people; including, I daresay, a majority who are philosophically and by education inclined toward the modern, secular world, and particularly American values.
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It seems like there's a real appetite for science fiction in the States.
