John Knoll Quotes
A lot of filmmakers understand that the work is done digitally, and it's technically possible to change it late in the game.
Quotes to Explore
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Somebody was asking me the other day - President Bush is now talking about freedom for the Arab world. I say, well, that's great. I was talking about that fifty years ago.
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What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.
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I'm ambidextrous when I eat. But playing tennis right-handed - I can't do it. I'm clueless.
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My short stories have always pushed twenty pages. That's no length for a short story to be. You either do them short like Carver or you stop trying.
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Our mission is to help founders and anyone or anything that helps founders helps us with our mission.
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One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.
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I like someone with a really good and dark sense of humour.
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I'm not of the American ilk that, you know, your lover needs to be your best friend and know you inside out. I think he should know you well enough to please you. Otherwise, what secret will there be to tell him when you're ninety?
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One of the most widely read novels by a black American is Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man.' It is his masterwork - it won the National Book Award in 1953 and catapulted my man to the highest levels of literary esteem.
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A man's motive in the small actions of daily life, like resting a moment on his pitchfork in the sun and listening intently, may be the most important thing about that man.
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In many films, as many different characters, I've killed many different people.
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I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.
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A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place, your executor must attend.
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Most of the tasks we do are for humans. For example, a tax calculation is counting numbers so the government can pull money out from my wallet, but government consists of humans.
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If you are socially isolated, you are more vulnerable to stereotypes and myths; you won't have the opportunity to have conversations with someone who has a different social background than you.
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There's a lot of risk in putting what you suspect you really are into your music.
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You'd always see a lady or a little girl sitting at a piano. I decided I wanted to play something more unexpected, so that's when I got interested in learning to play the guitar.
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Just keep taking chances and having fun.
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Let me be clear - I want all Louisiana citizens to have choice - including the elderly and persons with disabilities - and their families - who rely on the state for their care.
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Whatever part I'm playing, I always carry with me something that's been used by an illustrious predecessor. I'm a great believer in a touching of hands. I have daggers belonging to Henry Irving and Sarah Siddons.
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What I've learned in my career as an actor is that you're only as good as your collaborators. The process is many things, but it is wholly collaborative, particularly with something like 'Westworld,' which is a 10-episode-per-season gig, and we're just now on the 7th episode.
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In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.
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Some readers tell me, 'We always treated our maid like she was a member of the family.' You know, that's interesting, but I wonder what your maid's perspective was on that.
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A lot of filmmakers understand that the work is done digitally, and it's technically possible to change it late in the game.
