Brian J. Smith Quotes
As storytellers, we tend to want to force-feed everything and have everybody understand everything right away, and we freak out if they don't.
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Films are not the sole area in my life. Films are a passion. But it's not like I'll die if I don't get another movie. I'll grow, I'll flourish, I'll learn something new, but I'll always do something that I like. If I get the right film, I'll do it. I will not compromise for anything else.
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All writers want to know that someone is reading their work, taking them seriously. It provides a kind of moral support.
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I'm not very good in crowds, so I usually try to become as small as possible.
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People will put restrictions on your ability, on your aptitude, on your talent, on your character, and to be honest, it's just opinion. Don't let anyone put you in a box or draw your path for you.
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R. Kelly is a thing on TV, but nobody knows Robert and what he's been through.
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The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found?
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Since I became Secretary-General, five years ago, I have seen youth participate at the United Nations as never before.
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Everyone knows that there are more people watching any given show than is being registered by the Nielsen system.
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I tried to use words that were dealing with the emotional quality that any human being could recognize in the way that they felt about their country. It's to do with the world we live in. That world is a brutal one and full of war. It's also full of many wonderful things and love and hope.
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I was one of those girls in class who always had her hair in plaits, was always with the boys, always playing football in the street.
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I didn't want people to think I'm just in the movies, where you make money and wait around for 13 hours before you get to do 20 minutes of work.
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My best hair care tip would be, choose a range that is right for your hair structure. Working with Pantene has made me realize the importance of this, and it really does make a difference. I have quite thick hair, so I use the Smooth & Sleek range.
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I used to go in for Disney auditions, and they'd tell me, 'You're cute and nice but just not funny.'
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You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.
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I have always been a pretty big fan of ghost stories.
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Expedience, not justice, is the rule of contemporary American law.
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It's almost always possible to be honest and positive.
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I got my story, my dream, from America. The hero I had is Forrest Gump... I like that guy. I've been watching that movie about 10 times. Every time I get frustrated, I watch the movie. I watched the movie before I came here again to New York. I watched the movie again telling me that no matter whatever changed, you are you.
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I can say without hesitation that there is certainly no greater show to be a contestant on than 'Price' - the prizes can be huge, and the whole world loves and watches the show. It's an American institution!
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When I was in the Senate, I had a number of trade deals that came before me, and I held them all to the same test. Will they create jobs in America? Will they raise incomes in America? And are they good for our national security? Some of them I voted for.
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We live in a world that is cruel to the earth itself. Man is a biological terrorist.
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It's all a matter of hearing what I like and seeing if I can make it fit into my style.
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The greatest gift that Michelle and I have received over the last eight years has been the honor of serving as your President and First Lady. Together, we fought our way back from the worst recession in 80 years, and got unemployment to a nine-year low.
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As storytellers, we tend to want to force-feed everything and have everybody understand everything right away, and we freak out if they don't.
