Jeff Nichols Quotes
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When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.
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With a poetry book I can send 100 copies out to reviewers and other people, and even do it in advance and get their response. It's difficult with iPad: how do you send it out for free, and how do you even disseminate it before it goes into their store?
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Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.
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I have gotten more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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Because of our social circumstances, male and female are really two cultures and their life experiences are utterly different.
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Hopefully, film inspires you to think about human nature. It make us consider how we treat strangers and our most intimate.
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You would not believe how much time people waste in a day. And how little time they put into things they genuinely love.
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I drink tons of water. It always sounds like the lamest thing, but there's a reason you keep hearing this over and over again. It really works.
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My hat's off to Shonda Rhimes.
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Artists want to be congratulated because they should be.
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Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.
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I think that characters who are nice all the time and who you sympathize with can get really boring.
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People come over, and we watch things like 'The Paul Lynde Halloween Special.' I have a hot tub. Everybody puts on a bathing suit and we splash around.
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But it is a hard, it's a hard profession teaching acting.
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Don't put my name on it. These are simply documents I make.
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It's the way you ride the trail that counts.
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My mother was keen that I complete my graduation and never ever wanted me to be in the movies, as my father had made five films that lost money. One of the films he made was 'Agneepath,' which was hugely hyped but underwhelming at the box office, and I remember that my dad had to sell my grandmother's flat to pay off the loan.
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As bad as it feels, it's familiar to you. And the depression itself is making you unable to reach out. So, I've definitely experienced that in my life.
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Getting a family into work, supporting strong relationships, getting parents off drugs and out of debt - all this can do more for a child's well-being than any amount of money in out-of-work benefits.
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Whatever you do, be happy with you. Don't conform. You are who you are, and you shouldn't change that for anybody.
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My goal is to think of nothing when I'm writing a song because too many influences could sabotage a potentially amazing song.
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It takes time for people to get to know a cause or an organization.
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I like scripts. I spend a lot of time writing them.
