Peter Morgan Quotes
The film 'The Queen' came about with a producer saying to me that he wanted me to write about the circumstances behind Diana's death. I think he was hoping that I would come up with some journalistic scoop that would identify an MI5 covert plot.
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I think a strong dollar is the result of policies, but I don't think the strong dollar is in and of itself a policy.
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All the marketing and advertising sells the book as what it is and hopes that the book will be displayed so that your readers can find it.
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My own being can be judged by the depths I reach in making these historical origins my own.
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As far as religion goes, I feel like everyone should have their own one-on-one with God.
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I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.
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We talk about feelings. And about sex. And about bodies, and their gratification, violation, repair, decoration, deferred, maybe permanently deferred, mortality. Feelings are a bodily thing, and respecting them is called, is, kindness.
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If you ever meet an actor who's the child of actors, they'll never tell you that they wanted to be a star. But what I did realise early on was that I just wanted to be in that tribe.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents, but if you're an individual like me, you can't.
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I found it more challenging to act in a small scene, especially if it has no dialogue and if it is a close-up with only expressions.
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Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.
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My retirement is both voluntary and involuntary. One reason, and this is voluntary, is the impact of television. All old movies are turning up on television, and frankly, making pictures doesn't interest me anymore. Another reason is that the film industry is in a declining state.
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My writing books with positive gay characters has come more out of anger than anything else: anger at not having been able to find honest, accurate books about people like myself as a teen, books that show we're as diverse as straight people and that we can lead happy, healthy, productive lives just as straight people can.
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Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?
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I don't know if this classifies as a video game, but I have a terrible obsession with Angry Birds.
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I train to fight five rounds, but if we can end the fight in the first round, it's even better.
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Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you many second chances.
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We all have hourglass figures; your sand just settles in different places.
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When you give kids the tools necessary to change their destiny, it's really empowering.
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I like working in theatre now and I think that once you've done a certain amount of films most actors love working in the theatre because of the camaraderie.
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I remember going from rookie ball to A, to double A, then to triple A. At every level it seemed like the game was faster. The bigger the situation, the more the game speeds up. That's all mental. It messes people up.
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Football was my sport. I was fast. I was a free safety.
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The Producers Guild represents the creativity, innovation and dynamism that sets our industry apart from all others.
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The film 'The Queen' came about with a producer saying to me that he wanted me to write about the circumstances behind Diana's death. I think he was hoping that I would come up with some journalistic scoop that would identify an MI5 covert plot.
