Brendan Gleeson Quotes
I worked with Steven Spielberg on 'AI,' and his level of preparation was extraordinary. He told me there was a time at the beginning when he was a bit more spontaneous and went over budget, and it absolutely wrecked his head. When you look at the power and assuredness of his movies, it makes sense that he works out so much in advance.
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I don't think I knew that you could be a novelist. I think a lot of my students are in the same condition. I thought it was unreachable, that it was sort of dead people. It took me a long time - I think I was well into novel writing before I really thought, 'Actually, this is a valid pastime.'
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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Years ago, when I was writing westerns, other writers who were friends of mine wanted me to collaborate with them. And it just didn't work.
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
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I really enjoy the fun of putting something out and people liking it or hating it or talking about it, but vacuous attention, it feels disgusting. It's like a hangover.
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Fiction about mining has a long tradition - Emile Zola's 'Germinal' and Upton Sinclair's 'King Coal' come to mind - and most readers will be aware of the industry's harsh conditions.
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I'm lucky enough to do what I like for work - not everyone's that fortunate.
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There was definitely a time where I did not believe in the Lord. I needed to understand the love of God.
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When you are new at sheep-raising and your ewe has a lamb, your impulse is to stay there and help it nurse and see to it and all. After a while, you know that the best thing you can do is walk out of the barn.
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Thank God I have the seeing eye, that is to say, as I lie in bed I can walk step by step on the fells and rough land seeing every stone and flower and patch of bog and cotton pass where my old legs will never take me again.
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I will do as I usually do. Tomorrow is going to be a day like any other day.
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I've been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors for many years before people were even aware of me in terms of audience.
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I'm thrilled we've got a new single out, as singles were the way I first got into music as a child.
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The idea that you surrender your identity when you relinquish national powers is unhelpful. No, indeed, precisely the opposite is the case: if done in an intelligent way, you attain the sovereignty to better solve national problems in cooperation with others.
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Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?
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I want to make music, I want to act, I want to sing, I want to do something that doesn't make my skin erupt.
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We worked solidly for a long time together. George Marriott Edgar and myself.
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Whether rich people make money or lose money, they get no sympathy from the public.
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People pay to see movies with women looking beautiful, but I think there will be a place for me to play women looking my own age.
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I'm completely optimistic - I know the end is coming!
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Claire Denis's 'Beau Travail' is one of Denis's greatest achievements. One of the most mysterious and beautiful endings in movies.
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Talk about a struggling artist having to work against enormous odds ... But I love movies so much, so I'm going to do it.
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Loretta Lynn was one of those ladies a long time ago that opened a lot of doors and paved the way for a lot of ballsy singer-songwriters who weren't just cute.
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I worked with Steven Spielberg on 'AI,' and his level of preparation was extraordinary. He told me there was a time at the beginning when he was a bit more spontaneous and went over budget, and it absolutely wrecked his head. When you look at the power and assuredness of his movies, it makes sense that he works out so much in advance.
