Geoff Dyer Quotes
Once you've got through immigration, one is always made to feel very welcome in America, once they've let you in. It's a great place to be.
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I'm not a big fan of talking about dying. And then I make a movie where I kill everybody.
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
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I simply can't do one-word message replies: Yes. Ok. No. Sure. Cool. None of these are options for me. I must write something extra. Something personal. I put kisses and emoticons. Emoticons, by the way, are my very best friends. They have removed all the pressure of thinking up something personal to say.
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First, I was Bavarian State Minister of Justice, and after the ministries of justice in the various states were dissolved I became Reich Minister without portfolio.
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The thing that makes the great players great, and that separates players from different players is, when you going out there whether being prepared or not, you have to react. And if you're thinking, you're already a step behind.
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There's nothing that will change someone's moral outlook quicker than cash in large sums.
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I did some martial arts training for 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,' since the character was an assassin.
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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
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I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.
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Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.'
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Youth theatre isn't just about a precocious child that wants to sing and dance in front of people. It's for everyone; it's about a community, it's about being supported by your peer group. You learn skills - not just acting but all the other sides - working in the TV, film, and theatre industry.
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I was very driven in high school. I worked a bunch of odd jobs. I never partied. I never drank. I was just a theater geek who was obsessed with movies.
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Acting is a cruel enough business. One minute everyone's going 'Hey!' and the next they're going 'Who?'. You certainly don't need people knowing your private business, especially if you want to come out with your head still attached.
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Power says if you are a committee chairman, your idea is good only because you have got power.
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The relationship between violence and nonviolence in this country is interesting. The fact of the matter is, you know, people do respond to riots. The 1968 Housing Act was in large response to riots that broke out after Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. They cited these as an actual inspiration.
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I got to see Jack White. I love his new album. There's a song on the album called 'I Think I Should Go to Sleep' that my son loves. We play it on a loop around the house, and he just bounces around.
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We are building a company, Gemini, and the ETF, which is another company. I don't know if we're experts, but the goal is not to be an expert but to change the world. Does Richard Branson understand all the physics behind his space craft? I'm not sure.
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We are very committed to putting forward a really bold message for the state of Colorado.
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I don't think that American drivers going to NASCAR are taking the easy way out because as I said, the racing is amazing; it's just that it's easier to adapt to what you grow up with. American drivers grow up with NASCAR, they know NASCAR, and that's where they want to go.
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After spending so much time in America, I started travelling with 'In Defence of English Cooking' by George Orwell. It's archaic and old-fashioned in its Englishness and reminds me of home.
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The goal was always to do something that felt human but was 100 percent electronic.
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Hindsight can be merciless. People of any given era often look back in time and wonder how their predecessors could have been so dimwitted.
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It is true that I am often startled and even angered and repulsed by the strange directions and provocative content of new forms that seem to pop up every few months.
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Once you've got through immigration, one is always made to feel very welcome in America, once they've let you in. It's a great place to be.
