Brian Geraghty Quotes
I think about 'The Hurt Locker,' and we made a film about three guys, three different looking guys with three very different energies.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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Fighting, I guess, was never the real reason I read comic books as a kid. The fighting was an important part, an integral part of it; I don't know I would've read it without it.
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No person, not even a congressman, is above the law.
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Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they congenitally lack the equipment to do so, just as they congenitally lack the equipment to fly over the moon.
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Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance.
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I talk in subjects and verbs, and sort of wind around in concentric circles until I get far enough away from the beginning so that I can call it the end, and it ends.
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People really love editorial cartoons, and I think publishers understand that.
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People will always challenge you on an idea as long as it has not been concretized by somebody else.
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Though there is such a rich tradition of culture and arts, I have never been invited to perform at a concert in South India.
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The living nightmare for a red state NASCAR driver would be a gay French driver.
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I was always a writer – working on campaigns was never a profession for me. It was something I did on the side, really, so the trajectory hasn't been a political operative who likes to dabble in writing and finds himself into stumbling on film and TV – that was always my goal.
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President Obama stands ready to work with everyone, because that's what the American people expect and deserve - not for the short term political advantages, but the long term health of our country. We don't spend time trying to figure out what's in the minds of Republicans, we try to keep our focus on the American people.
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I'm a mother with two small children, so I don't take as much crap as I used to.
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I have an outdoor kitchen at home in Georgia, and I try to never eat inside.
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I was so lucky to have parents who supported me, 100%, with whatever I was doing, both financially and emotionally. Having that they made my life so much easier. Instead of becoming a bartender and trying to survive while trying to pursue your dreams, I didn't have to worry about that aspect. I could just pursue my dreams.
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I'm not a negative person.
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Giving children a fair chance to achieve their dreams and reach their potential is everyone's responsibility.
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I do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.
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If I were to do a sequel, it would be with Sophie as a very old woman and The BFG the same, a bit like that 'Let the Right One' in film.
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We are very luck to be women, so even if we're wearing trousers, I always wear them with some lace underwear or a very feminine bra - I like that.
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I like pursuing new endeavors. That's part of the reason I wanted to direct. I like to create things. I'm a Gemini. I'm always looking for something new.
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Love goes through different stages. But it endures.
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You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the basic rules of what makes a story - a beginning, a middle, and an end.
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I think about 'The Hurt Locker,' and we made a film about three guys, three different looking guys with three very different energies.
