John Motson (John Walker Motson) Quotes
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I'll tell you, in my life I've never once have seen a Hispanic panhandler, because in our community, it would be viewed as shameful to be out on the street begging. Those are all conservative values - faith, family, hard work, responsibility.
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You have to really prove yourself to young people, and if your answer is clear and consistent and loving - even if it's angry and disappointed - what's important is that you're being real and honest and not going anywhere.
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In terms of 'Seinfeld', I think there's lot of reality in a show that's supposed to be about nothing.
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The American public got to see for themselves every day, all day, how this trial progressed. There's a lot of value in the public being able to see how the system works.
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I love fire. As a child I loved setting light to things. I'd always be in the forest putting matches to pieces of wood. I've always regarded fire as my friend.
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After school I moved to London to get involved in music. I took the whole thing very seriously.
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When you're young and you're in love and it doesn't work out - it hurts.
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I will never do 'Pulp Fiction 2,' but having said that, I could very well do other movies with these characters.
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You walk on a set, and you have no idea - that's why I don't storyboard. It's all possible.
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It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help themselves.
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I don't like music docs, usually. There's nothing to really say. What can you say about music? Normally, you can't say too much. There are a few really good ones, but the majorities are boring, I think.
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My mother lived till she was 95 and never had a line on her face or a frown line. She was beautiful.
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It is everybody's wish to work with Mani Ratnam.
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Rapping is the only time I'm serious.
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I can see why people keep having babies. We were looking at a school for my youngest this morning, and there were all these little boys and girls. So sweet. And then the teenagers walk past, and, my God, they're enormous, and I bet they don't kiss their mummies. I'm just going to force my children to remain lovely.
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Justin Bieber and I are going to get married some day. I also like Tom Cruise. He's very classy.
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We all have an escape. Mine was theater.
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Word-for-word transcription of Scully's call of the ninth inning of Sandy Koufax's perfect game on September 9, 1965
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Then came the choreography... the impact of music and choreography tends to really emphasize an overall feeling of what you really want out of the program.
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In the cable news arena, you have two partisan networks looking out for their viewers. I think CNN needs to look out for the rest of us.
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I've worked with people who wanted to be creative every day: it was like a goal to arrive with something very special. Sometimes it's just disturbing, because special is good when it's needed. But when it's not needed, it's confusing, and you go away from the authenticity by a strong desire to be unique and singular.
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All in all, I just don't trust journalists - and I don't think it's a good practice for me to trust journalists.
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Real girls aren't perfect, and perfect girls aren't real.
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That shot might not have been as good as it might have been.
