Joe Eszterhas Quotes
I just wanted to make sure that what I write is what appears on screen, to not have some idiot change it on its way to the screen.
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We were both in love with him. I fell out of love with him, but he didn't.
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Anyone can be a Superman, but nobody can be Jackie Chan.
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I was very successful, and I graduated with honors. And then I called my dad, who still lives in London, and I said, 'Dad, thanks for college, but I'm going to go act now.' It didn't go over very well.
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This is my ultimate fantasy: watching QVC with a credit card while making love and eating at the same time.
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I've never been a huge sweets eater, and I've always loved a Mediterranean diet. We eat a lot of dark leafy greens, and a couple meals each week are meat-free. We enjoy eating a balanced diet.
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I skate now for fun and to keep myself in shape.
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Religion has caused more harm than any other idea since the beginning of time. There's nothing good I can say about it. People use it as a crutch.
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Maharaj-ji, in my first darshan, my first meeting with him, showed me his powers. At that point I was impressed with the power. But subsequently, I realized that it was really his love that pulled me in. His love is unconditional love.
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My idea of fast food is a mallard.
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I travel around the world, and there are so many beautiful girls, but that's not going to make you a supermodel. You have to have something more than just a pretty face.
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Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.
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I am lucky enough to be married to a personal trainer. He's able to whip me into shape pretty quickly.
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We're in the service business by nature, but when we can transition that into ownership things, we love it. Our clients love it, too. We get deluged with offers to get involved with this or that. Silver Lake helps us funnel those opportunities.
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A lot of people assume that women of a certain age who are not unattractive have no excuse for not having a perfect life. But you can have emotional baggage that is dragging you down like cement blocks tied to your feet.
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I have too many responsibilities and principles. There's no time for 'guilty' pleasures.
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In the face of excruciating pain and uncertainty, I never lost hope, and it never occurred to me to stop fighting - not ever.
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The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.
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I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing.
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I love the art of acting, so I don't care if I'm in a movie with 10 people, two people, or by myself. I just really enjoy it.
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I shuddered from stem to stern, as stout barks do when buffeted by the waves.
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When people tell you what doesn't work, they're usually right. When they tell you how to fix it, they're usually wrong.
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I used to say of Napoleon that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men.
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Mostly I sat down and said, 'I'm not going to write a boring story.' And that actually, surprisingly, solves most of your problems.
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I just wanted to make sure that what I write is what appears on screen, to not have some idiot change it on its way to the screen.
