Joel Silver Quotes
When I read 'Watchmen,' it changed my view of so many things. It was the first time I'd read a graphic novel really like that.
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In vast parts of the world, people don't eat meat.
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Society in the English countryside is still strangely, quaintly divided. If black comedy and a certain type of social commentary are what you want, I think English rural communities offer quite a lot of material.
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Modesty means admitting the possibility of error, subsuming the self for the good of the whole, remaining open to surprise and the gifts that only failure can bring. There are many ways to practice it. Try taking up golf. Or making your own bagels. Or raising a teenager.
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When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I'm feeling.
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Stripe makes it easy for anyone, be it an individual or a small business or a large business, to accept credit card payments on the Internet. We want to give control to the user or the business to define what the experience looks like. We work on a website or a mobile app, or whatever between that.
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Job-wise, I did have a moment of panic that I should have been a doctor a few years ago, but I hate when people vomit.
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If you're asking me where my heart and where I'm happy is, I love playing with Tom Brady. I love being coached by Bill Belichick.
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If writers, like comedians or singers, could only hear themselves bombing as they worked, it's likely that certain books would be cut short after the first few leaden sentences.
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I write in English because I was raised in the States and educated in this language.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.
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Years ago, I carved out an identity, and it has always been about having a voice to tell people about stuff I love.
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I've been in movies with Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson - but I was on 'The Simpsons,' and finally, in the eyes of my children, I was a star.
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Oh, I have to say Romana; she was much more fun to do but I did enjoy the Princess when she was turning bad.
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For me rappers and dancers are poets and artists and often times the most interesting performances are given by them.
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I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace.
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Music Box has proven itself in a few short years to be a cutting edge distributor with a sophisticated understanding of both the market and cinema.
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The view of Earth is spectacular.
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Making a film is a challenge.
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I just know you can not be on top forever. There's always going to be the next guy, and if I'm going to go down, I'd like to know I helped the next guy take my spot. You can't prevent the inevitable, but you can join the ship.
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I think in life, the sense of humor and comedy always exists.
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I had never dreamt I'd become an actress. It was destiny that put me in the right place at the right time and gave me the right opportunities.
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In antihistory, time is an illusion.
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When I read 'Watchmen,' it changed my view of so many things. It was the first time I'd read a graphic novel really like that.
