Jasper Fforde Quotes
Don't ever call me mad, Mycroft. I'm not mad. I'm just ... well, differently moraled, that's all.
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There is this sense of David Cameron leading a Government that's badly out of touch with ordinary people's lives. I'd absolutely welcome the opportunity to show all political leaders what life is like for most people.
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But I used to have a bit of a gambling problem. And that would have been the answer to my prayers. It got worse when I started playing this character, too.
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Carelessness makes me cross. And unkindness.
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As a queen, I speak about unity and respect. I think that is the most important thing.
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I've discovered that I value simplicity above all in dressing. I don't like anything I wear to be too complicated or fussy.
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The tech genie is out of the bottle; you can't put it back in.
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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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I love making movies, but there's nothing like being in front of an audience.
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I never saw 'Titanic' as a springboard for bigger films or bigger pay cheques. I knew it could have been that, but I knew it would have destroyed me.
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I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.
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TV news has largely given Trump editorial control.
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Wild at Heart made a few people angry-they thought I was exploiting women by showing that when a woman says no she really means yes.
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We have a bad image in the world, I've got to admit. I just want people to think twice about Colombia. Don't go by the first impression.
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It was a big-time change, coming off the bench.
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In my view, you can't go to the future if you haven't come from the past.
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I've done a lot of films that all have been pretty edgy.
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So it must be my mental, because sometimes when I start on the tee, I still worry about whether my ball is going to hit right or left.
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I've done sexual stuff before - onstage, which is even more emotionally difficult. With a TV crew around, you are stopping and starting; it becomes really technical. It's not erotic at all.
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Losing someone we love, or the fear of losing someone we love one day is a difficult experience and we can all relate to it. None of us are an exception to this reality.
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Whatever has befallen you was not meant to escape you, and whatever has escaped you was not meant to befall you.
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The best are led to make greater demands upon themselves. As for those who succumb, they did not deserve to survive.
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All of us are mad. If it weren't for the fact every one of us is slightly abnormal, there wouldn't be any point in giving each person a separate name.
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Don't ever call me mad, Mycroft. I'm not mad. I'm just ... well, differently moraled, that's all.
