Brian Selznick Quotes
Sometimes, I have themes that interest me or that touch on larger issues but, really, I'm just trying to figure out the plot, or how the characters work. I'm trying to make the best story I possibly can.
Quotes to Explore
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Free people make the only milieu possible in society for the full gift of one's self to church, state, and family. Free people enjoy and sustain and feel with one another because they live for one another. The paths of life are intermingled lives.
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I'm not even sure I have a style! All I know for sure is I don't want to look like everyone else.
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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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On a large scale, people aren't going to cut back how much they use. That's a pipe dream. If anything, as the developing world gets richer, the world's going to consume more - more cars, bigger homes, more energy, more water, more food.
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I don't see myself as ever being like anybody else.
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If you come to my house, you won't see a wall of trophies or things like that. I'm sort of 'on to the next thing' all the time.
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Being a model, you're always the product of somebody else's vision.
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My dream role is Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion.
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I don't really see myself as a celebrity, but more as a sort of mitre.
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Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.
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I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.
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Pictures must not be too picturesque.
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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've never been in a relationship before. I've only been in unrequited relationships where people haven't loved me back. I guess I'm a little bit attracted to that in a bad way.
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I love everything to be organized and clean... all the time.
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If you compare me to an actor, I'm probably one of the best boxers in the profession. But if you compare me as a boxer, I'm probably one of the best actors.
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Everyone comes with dreams and illusions and promises. Everyone wants quick deals. They don't want to invest.
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Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant.
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Actually, I never work in movies for money. I'm glad when I get well-paid, but it's not always the case - trust me.
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I think my best work is when I'm kind of in charge.
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I know that Annie Lennox has saved my life quite a few times, and I never forget that.
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You can watch TV and see experts of all different colours and hues. But the minute you get past nine o'clock and you're in primetime drama land, it's like entering another world, one that doesn't reflect the diversity of the society that we have in Britain in 2016.
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The words get easier the moment you stop fearing them.
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Sometimes, I have themes that interest me or that touch on larger issues but, really, I'm just trying to figure out the plot, or how the characters work. I'm trying to make the best story I possibly can.
