John Landgraf Quotes
Even good shows can fail to find an audience because they're drowned out by the noise and the sheer volume of everything that is being made. It's one of the downsides of there being, as I've argued, too many shows.
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation are not utopian ideals. They are critical to global peace and security.
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After the bones mended, my left eye was smaller than my right, and my eyebrow never grew back. But you know what? Big deal. I think I became beautiful after the accident. I became kinder, more aware. I gained respect for other people.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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But I also think that the more you reason collectively about what the project should be at the beginning of the process, the more you can improvise later.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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We just here to do our job.
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I think having imaginary friends is an amazing coping mechanism. It's pretty wonderful, and it makes a lot of sense to me.
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In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
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You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.
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I can't understand why someone wouldn't have a degree of sympathy for people that had to flee their country, travel to try and find their home somewhere, and nobody wants them. How could you not be a little bit sympathetic?
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Reason cannot calm the storm of emotion, and emotion usually wins, until it settles down and allows reason to rise again and apologize on behalf of it.
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Killing people because you don't like their ideas - it's a bad thing.
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When I did 'Hot Fuzz,' I tried to get Barbara Steele in the movie, but I was told she had retired.
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Martin Luther King said, and it is sadly still true, that one of the most segregated times in America is the hour of worship.
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I like the challenge of creating a world with only sentences.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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It always helps me connect with characters, to think about what music they respond to.
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I play Xbox in my underwear.
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I'm going to continue to work to be the best player in the world, and whenever that doesn't sound fun to me anymore, that's when it's over.
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In teaching your child, do not forget that suffering is good too. It makes a person rich in character.
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What is good for society is also good for business.
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Even good shows can fail to find an audience because they're drowned out by the noise and the sheer volume of everything that is being made. It's one of the downsides of there being, as I've argued, too many shows.
