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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Online, you have things like Slate Magazine, which has a lot of commentary and analysis of stories, so it gives you a fuller picture. I would compare that to a news magazine or the New Republic.
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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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A good newspaper is never nearly good enough but a lousy newspaper is a joy forever.
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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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If we talk about the environment, for example, we have to talk about environmental racism - about the fact that kids in South Central Los Angeles have a third of the lung capacity of kids in Santa Monica.
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All creative people have to have vulnerability because those nuances are what move people. So I'm deeply insecure - but I'm good at hiding it.
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In the beginning was the Word. Then came the fucking word processor. Then came the thought processor. Then came the death of literature. And so it goes.
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The funny thing about being creative is that, especially high school people, I kept noticing I'd always go to these certain materials. I'd always be picking up trash and picking up paper and using it.
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That shot might not have been as good as it might have been.
