Brian Selznick Quotes
I definitely think my work comes from things that I liked as a kid, and things I still like now. Monsters and magic and museums and movies, a lot of things that start with 'M' for some reason.
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It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'
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Quinoa is great for lazy day cooking because it's packed with complete proteins, but it cooks in only 20 minutes. And, you can flavor it any way you wish! I make mine with onions, lots of ground ginger, turmeric and coriander, and then whatever dried fruit and nuts I have around.
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She was a great lady. We raised three boys, were together as long as she lived, and now she's passed on.
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When you promise something, you must fulfill it.
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I am a passionate civil libertarian.
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The combination of olive oil, garlic and lemon juice lifts the spirits in winter.
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I really miss things like going to football games and pep rallies, and when I come home to Tulsa, I always try to go to those things.
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There are a lot of people in Congress who would never have made a great career or fortune in any other profession. But after they spend a while hanging out with the rich guys, they begin to feel they've been undervalued, and that an eventual seven-figure income as a lobbyist isn't just an opportunity, it's their due.
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Crises are part of life. Everybody has to face them, and it doesn't make any difference what the crisis is.
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You can say whatever you want about me, I'm not really bothered. But when it starts to upset people I care about or I hear about it from my mum, then that's a problem.
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I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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I'm very respectful in everything I wear. I think about it.
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Without doubt, machinery has greatly increased the number of well-to-do idlers.
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The desire for self-expression afflicts people when they feel there is something of themselves which is not getting through to the outside world.
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I think who you are in school really sticks with you.
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Although I'm an atheist who believes only in great nature, I recognize the spiritual richness and grandeur of the Roman Catholicism in which I was raised.
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I don't know if I'd say I feel green, but I'm getting to know myself as an actor now in a way that I never did as a kid.
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Many businesses oppose any government mandates, even if they are already following them.
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Margaret Thatcher was pro-choice. She voted to decriminalize homosexuality. Was not profoundly religious. She was very liberal on social issues.
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I really love stand-up. I'm more than happy to do it for nothing. I've come to America to do it for nothing. It's the American Dream: Work for free.
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Now they can do all these magic things with computers. So you think you get to do something in a movie and you find out you don't get to really do it.
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The difference between doing a remix and an original track is that when you do a remix, you obviously already have the original track as a starting point. But with the originals you start from scratch.
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I definitely think my work comes from things that I liked as a kid, and things I still like now. Monsters and magic and museums and movies, a lot of things that start with 'M' for some reason.
