Peter Landesman Quotes
When a director is also a writer, everyone on the production looks to him, knowing he gave birth to the idea. There's a different level of viability.
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I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows.
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The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances.
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When I'm ready, I plan to adopt. I still believe in family.
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You learn stuff from every character you play about the human condition that can be quite enlightening.
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Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.
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There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.
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It's a very hard industry, and it's very cold. It's loving for when you have a hit record, but when you don't have anything going on, there's really not much support.
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Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure.
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a unique and biologically special place that should be preserved.
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My grandfather worked in a shoe factory - he was an Italian immigrant. My father was the first to go to college in the family.
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I don't think I realized the extremes of my proportions until I moved to Paris. I thought I'd be 'normal' as a model, but actually, even in that world, I was at one end of the spectrum.
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My show is my statement. What I have to say is on the screen. My life is my own. I don't want to talk about my private self. Why should I?
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I was actually a Cowboys fan.
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We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated.
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When you are already in Detroit, you don't have to take a bus to get there.
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That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
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But I think it's more that when you're young, you're invincible, you're immortal - or at least you think you are. The possibilities are limitless, you're inventing the future. Then you get older and suddenly you have a history. It's fixed. You can't change anything. I find that a bit disturbing, to be honest.
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Sometimes the storyline is as simple as, 'We're just going to be the best, and we're going for the championships.
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I think that when the social stakes for people are higher, how you present yourself may sometimes feel like it's going to inform your destiny. Because if other people regard you in a certain way, they'll want to help you, and you will end up having a career.
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We should be with people who are in need.
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As a mom, that's at the forefront of everything in my mind, so I'm always trying to balance, whether it's bringing Violet to work or, the second I am done working, getting home to her.
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I remember the first article I ever wrote, and I saw my name in the paper, and I already knew I was undocumented, and I was thinking: 'How can they now say I don't exist?'
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I usually base my characters on composites of people I know. One trumpet player in SIDE MAN is really a mix of four different guys I knew growing up. Patsy , the waitress, is a mix of about three different people. I like doing it that way. I start with the characters, as opposed to plot, location, or some visual element. I write more by ear than by eye. I always work on the different sound of each character, trying to make sure each has a specific voice and speech pattern, which some writers could care less about.
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When a director is also a writer, everyone on the production looks to him, knowing he gave birth to the idea. There's a different level of viability.
