Brian Helgeland Quotes
There are plenty of writers who are going to become a director after their next job, but no one will believe you're a director unless you believe it.

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Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time.
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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that allows them to do it.
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Mankind's feeling of responsibility to create a decent life and make it worth living with dignity has always been stronger than the will to kill life.
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I was doing things that weren't good for me. So I checked into the Churchill Priory clinic. It was the best thing I've done for ages.
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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I love the game of football. I've been playing since I was 6 years old, and now that I am retired and not really into it physically, it's all about the mental part of it now. It's just coaching and teaching the game.
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A lie to me is a dream that might come true.
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Take the time today to understand your contribution to any bad event you've just been through.
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In an unconstitutional partnership with the state, the church can impose the most irresistible, if covert, controls conceivable.
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The fixed stars signify the angel in man. That is why man orients himself by them; and that is why women have no appreciation for the starry sky; because they have no sense of the angel in man.
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When you have the first show set in India on American television, there's gonna be a Nervous Nellie kind of vibe.
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How can I convert the enthusiasm of voters into a practical programme of action that meets their desire for economic security and greater prosperity?
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China's own recent history proves that when it opens itself, there is nothing its people cannot accomplish. A more open China will lead to a more prosperous and stable China. That's good for China, the United States and, indeed, the entire world.
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I love L.A. for the beach and stuff, that's the reason I live here.
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For all the drama we all have with our families and all the tension and hostility, I couldn't have done this without my family. Being the people that they are - they're crazy - made it possible for me to be crazy and to live a lifestyle of my own design.
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I went out to Mount Kilimanjaro, which I thought was very beautiful, but there were a lot of people there.
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It turns out, by the way, that oil rigs today generally don't cause spills. They are technologically very advanced.
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With the work that I do as a director, I've got dialogue, camera movement, and character blocking to help create a tone to the piece. In photography, those elements are somewhat void so that tone becomes a bit more subtle but still equally important.
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I think at first I didn't tell anyone I was writing something because I found so tedious the people who did.
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The donning of the ear buds marks the beginning of teen life, when children set off on their own for the passage through adolescence.
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An older sister is a friend and defender - a listener, conspirator, a counsellor and a sharer of delights. And sorrows too.
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There are plenty of writers who are going to become a director after their next job, but no one will believe you're a director unless you believe it.