Maurice Sendak Quotes
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I haven't read a review of one of my films for the best part of 10 years.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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At the beginning of a new project, often before I do any actual writing, I collect photos, quotes, song lyrics, and even objects that relate to the characters or the world I'm creating.
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A good old rodeo never hurt anyone.
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I do read some of the scripts from America and, even though the themes or subject of the film is very interesting, and some of the scenes are very interesting, there is a tendency that they have to explain everything. There will be no dilemma.
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I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.
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Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about.
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A novel - it's also a way of attacking subjects that you cannot confront in the eye.
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Time is the devourer of all things.
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When I was growing up, in L.A., I went to these schools, Fairfax High School, Bancroft Junior High School, and they had great music departments. I always played in the orchestra, the jazz band, the marching band.
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I developed my taste for coffee at five, staying with my grandmother in Connecticut.
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I need to have something else going on. I'm able to write a lot if I have an episode of 'Friday Night Lights' going on my computer.
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Movies don't have borders.
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We are effectively destroying ourselves by violence masquerading as love.
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I love Adele; she's a timeless, classic beauty. I think she's beautiful. She's just a real woman.
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Large corporations, of course, are blinded by greed. The laws under which they operate require it - their shareholders would revolt at anything less.
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There's so much you can do with laying words on a bed of music. You can completely change their meaning with the type of music or the way they're sung.
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God doesn't need our consent in order to govern us; He made us.
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One of my favorite writers is Chekhov. I love his attitude toward the world. Just accept things for what they are. Don't judge. Be moral as you tell your story, but have no moral at the end. Just look at it.
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I absolutely adore baking with my nieces and nephews. It's super fun, and I love baking by myself, so what I like to do is have a cabinet for my baking essentials.
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The ways that my dogs can make me - and my visitors - happy constantly amazes me.
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It's no fun being lonely.
