Jane Goldman Quotes
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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In Iran I think nobody loses their job because of making a statement that reflects their opinion. From this point of view, conditions in Iran are far better than in many other places in the world.
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I wrote for nearly six hours. When I stopped, the dark mood, as if by magic, had folded its cloak and gone away.
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I like quiet. No television cameras. I'm not the Hollywood type.
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Brain cells are normally not sensitive to light. So by introducing light-sensitive proteins into specific types of neurons, we can now selectively control that specific type of neuron by shining light in the brain.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
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My mother was a classical pianist and my stepfather was an industrialist who was passionate about composing contemporary music.
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Finish last in your league and they call you idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you doctor.
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If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.
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It is common knowledge that smoking is considered one of the nation's leading causes of preventable death, but it's less widely known that cigarettes are also the leading cause of fatal fires.
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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With the juice, I try to put a lot of different kinds of vegetables in there like zucchini, kale and broccoli. It looks scary, but it's so good for your body, and I just love the taste of it. It's so fresh; I love it!
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I have been acting since I was thirteen.
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I've always written songs the same way. You learn different tricks - you learn craft, you learn structure, all that - as you go.
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I speak my mind. That's what we loved Tupac for.
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A culture without mythology is not really a civilisation.
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With fandom, people are sensitive, and sometimes defensive, about their experiences.
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As a former teacher and someone who has devoted her entire career to children and public schools, I understand the pain and frustration of parents who feel their children are not receiving the education they deserve.
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The business breeds such a deep insecurity. It's the nature of the beast, and there is nothing you can do to get away from that.
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The normalization of Trump is one indicator that there may be less to the populist insurrection than imagined.
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The challenge was the opportunity. When I read the first draft of Steve Kloves' fabulous adaptation - I hadn't read [Michael] Chabon's book at that time - what I was immediately captivated by was this group of characters that were at once so engaging and so messed up.
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I love French films, and I copy things I see in them. I read magazines and also look at Tumblr. I love nails, so I literally just search the word 'nails' on Tumblr and start looking.
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I really enjoy the challenge of adapting.
