Joe Meno Quotes
What makes my work my own is where I'm writing from. And I feel like I have a million stories to write about Chicago.
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The only thing worse than an active conscience is one that's retroactive.
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Is there any more encouraging sign than to see an Indian, who has never been to a university, like our friend Mr. Asutosh Dey here, for example, carrying out original work and finding it recognized by the foremost societies of the world?
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If DreamWorks and Disney need that name to sell the cartoon and get people in the seats, that's what they need. It's not fair, but there's plenty of other work for us to do.
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Chipotles, which are dried jalapeno peppers, give out a terrific smoky flavour - they're warm, earthy and usually not too spicy.
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The only person I'd cry if I met would be Beyonce.
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I remember doing one of those computer careers tests. It told me I'd make an ideal HGV lorry driver because I've got 100 per cent spatial awareness. I'd be able to back them into tight parking spots.
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Throughout human history, in any great endeavour requiring the common effort of many nations and men and women everywhere, we have learned - it is only through seriousness of purpose and persistence that we ultimately carry the day. We might liken it to riding a bicycle. You stay upright and move forward so long as you keep up the momentum.
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Movies are really hard to make. You put a lot of work into them, and you want people to see them.
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Hillary Clinton almost got to be president. The reasons why she didn't become president had to do with bad judgments about how to handle the early caucus states, which is not a gender-specific trait.
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I think actors have a choice of drawing attention to themselves or living on the outskirts.
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It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even know I was doing it.
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Accept it or not, every star, actor, and director wants to work on larger-than-life films.
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I already had high blood pressure. I have hypertension. And I think the chemo was just too much for my kidneys. And they went into failure. And that was September 12th of 2008. And the doctor rushed me right to the hospital.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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The only questions that really matter are the ones you ask yourself.
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I am positive that I would see the end of child labour around the world in my lifetime, as the poorest of the poor have realised that education is a tool that can empower them.
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Death is not something any one of us want to dwell on, but we must all confront it at some point.
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A lot of the tabloid stories are written so well, they're very clever and very funny. But you have to focus on what's really important and not read them - don't dive into it and don't get caught up in it.
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Childhood is just this amazing place, and in my books, I was trying to express my concern about childhood being eroded. You have kids' TV programs being interrupted by terrorist attacks, and kids are exposed to so much these days.
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I don't think I do that much to prepare for roles in general.
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My hope is that we will turn Greece into maybe the most transparent country in the world with everything on the web.
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I never know what's going to move me. I'm always surprised. And it's always a mystery to the people who work with me.
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Murderers don't get forgiven just because we promise to be good from now on. We have to earn our way back. One hundred is the price. One hundred lives for each we took. That seems fair. That's how we get whole again and that's our work, from now until as long as it takes.
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What makes my work my own is where I'm writing from. And I feel like I have a million stories to write about Chicago.
