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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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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I've been fortunate. I've worked in a lot of things where I had those kinds of experiences with actors who were perceived as very macho guys, everybody from Lee Marvin to Charlie Bronson to Harrison Ford to Robert Shaw.
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Auch das gesteigertste psychologische Verstehen ist kein liebendes Verstehen.
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Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom.
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We once believed we were auteurs, but we weren't. We had no idea, really. Film is over. It's sad nobody is really exploring it. But what to do? And anyway, with mobile phones and everything, everyone is now an auteur.
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The first proper mystery novel that I read was 'Murder On the Orient Express' with a gaunt David Niven and a cherubic Peter Ustinov on the cover. 'Orient Express,' you'll recall, is the one where everyone did it, which delighted me no end, and I was immediately hooked.
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Cathy, this lamb of yours threatens like a bull!' he said. 'It is in danger of splitting its skull against my knuckles. By God! Mr. Linton, I'm mortally sorry that you are not worth knocking down!
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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.
