John Boorman Quotes
When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less than good acting.
John Boorman
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The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Long time ago, people would make the Bible, right? The guy said it, somebody wrote it down. And then if you wanted another copy of it, another human being wrote another one. It took a long, long time. Somebody created this thing called mimeograph paper and so you said, 'OK, we'll do it that way.' And so you could get three of them.
Ursula Burns
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A few honest men are better than numbers.
Oliver Cromwell
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Certainly, light fiction exists and encompasses mysteries or second-class romance novels, books that are read on the beach, whose only aim is to entertain. These books are not concerned with style or creativity - instead they are successful because they are repetitive and follow a template that readers enjoy.
Umberto Eco
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I like my parents but they are just not good parents. They are nice enough people. I'm not interested in hurting their feelings.
Adam Carolla
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When people don't have any curiosity about themselves, that is always a bad sign.
Irvin D. Yalom
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Everything shifted for me after 'Rush.' It wasn't as financially successful as other things I'd done, but it gave me more movement, more options, more doors opening, more meetings. All of a sudden, it's, 'Oh, wow! You're an actor!'
Chris Hemsworth
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Presents, I often say, endear absents.
Charles Lamb
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Badminton is not only about winning. What is important to me is about playing hard, doing my best and putting up a good show for the spectators.
Lin Dan
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I'm a good dad and a fair husband, and I work quite a bit.
John Schneider
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Well, I think some people are very happy in retirement. And in a year and a half I'm going to see how happy I feel in retirement. I'm just going to not work quite so hard, but I'll continue to write as long as God gives me breath.
Jan Karon
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When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less than good acting.
John Boorman