Frank Langella Quotes
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The first drafts of my novels have all been written in longhand, and then I type them up on my old electric. I have resisted getting a computer because I distrust the whole PC thing. I don't think a great book has yet been written on computer.
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You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
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I feel like writing a book there's always a version in your head that's an amazing version, but then you write the version that you can write.
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I did as much research as I could and I took ownership of this illness, because if you don't take care of your body, where are you going to live?
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I just want to be myself and be real and be funny.
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The Israeli public's willingness to enlist, the warm embrace for the soldiers and the residents of the south, and the desire to contribute and to give at any given moment really warm the heart, and it gives all of us strength.
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I'm the only one responsible for the choices I make and the opportunities I get. When you read the script, you don't know how it's going to shape up. You just know what you've been narrated.
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If you think health care is expensive now, just wait 'til it's free.
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My parents were hippies.
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I tried taking a year off when Pedro was a toddler because I really wanted to be around, but it wasn't good for any of us.
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By now, you've heard endless warnings about the risk of short, trivial passwords. There's a good chance you ignore them.
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The martyr who longs for the flames can be no right candidate for them.
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I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.
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I like sparseness. There's something about that minimalist feel that can make something have an immediate impact and make it unique. I'll probably always work with that formula; I just don't know how.
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It's sad that because I have one friend who is in the public eye, just being seen out together once means we're romantically involved. But I don't take it seriously, and it doesn't really affect me much.
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I directed a half hour comedy pilot, 'Upgrade,' and had one of the best times ever! I had such a great time directing; I would love to get to direct another project.
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That's the thing about musicians: The priority is to create something new that's never been before. And you put your life on the line every time that you play.
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No choice is the wrong choice as long as you make a choice. The only wrong choice is choosing not to make one.
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I'm very drawn to the way in which a life lived can be an art of sorts or a failed art, and a life-lived-told can be art as well.
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The Palestinians are facing a historic junction at which they will have to decide whether they want to remain stuck in a corner of extreme fundamentalism, which will cut them off from the entire world, or whether they are ready to take the necessary steps. My role is to assist in building this process.
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I've always loved what I'd term 'dark fiction' writers, everyone from J. G. Ballard to Mervyn Peake and Philip Pullman. I'm not sure it's a genre, but it's what I like best.
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You can't change where you come from, but you can change where you go from here. Just like a book. If you don't like the ending, you make up a new one.
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And the test for any actor is whether you stay at the table or go away.
