Jill Paton Walsh Quotes
My grandfather had a proper bookcase of egghead books, and he gave them to me in alphabetical order. So we moved from Aeschylus to the Brontas, and I can still remember the great relief of going from the dipus cycle to Jane Eyre.
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In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.
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At least I want to be making films that are somehow born out of me that are stories I want to tell. The challenge is figuring out how to do it where you can make them personal, yet still deliver to an audience a film experience that is satisfying and emotional, and that's what I'm trying to do.
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Working with people from all walks of life, from full-time moms to CEOs at large companies, I've distilled many universal truths about success. There's a secret I've learned that works quite well at helping you to achieve what you want: Decide what you want.
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When it comes down to it, Hillary Clinton will very much excite the Republican faithful to get out and work hard. I don't know if a similar case can be made if Obama is the candidate.
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I throw better than anybody in college and I can throw with anybody in the pros. There, that's what I think.
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The questions don't do the damage. Only the answers do.
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Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.
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I used to write bits and pieces of comedy material for various comics that were at the Windmill... as well as my film job, I was under contract, I was allowed to do that and everything.
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A lot of actors know they want to be actors a little bit earlier on. I didn't even really start studying until I was about 22.
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It's funny how people who ain't never been down there can think that America is so fair and that we should be alright. It's funny that the people who have their foot on our neck are telling us, 'Get up. What's wrong with you?'
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I don't look like a desert person because I stay indoors most of the day and fool around at night. That's what the desert animals do - they don't have a tan either.
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Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the manipulation of a director.
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Explosions are not comfortable.
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I never want to change so much that people can't recognize me.
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All schools should teach children basic cooking skills. Every school should be able to buy sustainable, good quality food wherever possible from local sources. Every school should include food-growing in the curriculum. For some, that will mean twinning with willing farms. For others, it will mean literally building their own small farms.
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In documentary films, you're a storyteller using found objects. You still have to have a story arc and all the elements that make a good story. It really helped me mature as a storyteller.
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I guess the reality is, everybody today has so many gadgets.
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Hypocrisy is a detriment to progress. There's always a hidden agenda.
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After you kind of find your footing, sonnets are what comes easiest.
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Unless we make education a priority, an entire generation of Americans could miss out on the American dream.
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We know that defence work results in more than great defence hardware - it can drive innovation and advances in all areas of our life.
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The things we remember are often things that have great emotional importance, and so they have a lasting effect.
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The moment this brilliant young producer Miss Verity Lambert started telling me about Doctor Who, I was hooked. I remember telling her, This is going to run for five years. And look what's happened!
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My grandfather had a proper bookcase of egghead books, and he gave them to me in alphabetical order. So we moved from Aeschylus to the Brontas, and I can still remember the great relief of going from the dipus cycle to Jane Eyre.
