Brent Runyon Quotes
I hardly ever think about audience. I just try to tell a story for me. I write the kind of story I would like to read.
Quotes to Explore
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The main concern of the study is with the outline of a theoretical system. Its minor variations from writer to writer are not a matter of concern to this analysis.
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The censor's sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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I'm interested in stories and the dark side of peoples' minds.
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I feel a responsibility to the fans who have paid to see me and I want to give as good a show as I possibly can.
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I never read about photography.
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Never jeopardize who you are for a role. Now, I'm not saying you should never change for a role, because the fun of being different characters is adapting different nuances and different parts of the character, but never jeopardize your moral compass or anything like that to have a role.
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When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.
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I didn't watch T.V. from the time I was 18 'til my mid-30s. And then I got a T.V. to watch 'The Sopranos.' I realized, 'Oh, T.V. is really interesting.'
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I'm comfortable only when there's a mutual attraction. That's what anyone wants. If I find out she's not attracted to me, it brings down my level of attraction to her. If I'm interested and find out she's not, I tend to cool off.
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Women would rather be right than reasonable.
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I think a lot of writers are tempted to add complexity by over-complicating things, but always remember that most natural rules/laws are, at their core, simple. Start simple, and build from there, or you risk getting yourself and your readers tangled.
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I never deviated from my grim determination to someday have all the money I needed and wanted.
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If I write something, and I'm going to put in all that love and energy, I want to direct it.
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I'm not one of those people who's so blinded by my own work and my sweat. It's kind of risky writing a memoir when you're really part of a larger universe.
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I don't know that happy people are interesting to write about - or to read about.
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I feel very confident in my skiing. I know I have a good chance to win any race I start.
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I'm compared to my dad all the time, and I've learned to take it positively by working hard.
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If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.
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Many of them had a better time than they ever had in their lives because they were discovering the new freedom - the less you need, the freer you become.
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For one year, I was Keith Mitchell Coogan on my headshots. The next year, I was just Keith Coogan. And I have gone by that ever since, maybe 1984 or 1985. That is my mother's maiden name, and it was out of reverence for my grandfather.
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Music was like my first real toy. I was an only child for a while, and I was alone a lot of the time - and I liked it. I still like being alone.
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I hardly ever think about audience. I just try to tell a story for me. I write the kind of story I would like to read.
