Jonathan Evison Quotes
I write as a matter of need - seven books and God knows how many short stories before anyone published me.
Quotes to Explore
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The American Revolution as it actually unfolded was so troubling and strange that once the struggle was over, a generation did its best to remove all traces of the truth.
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You know, I'm kind of a wild crazy workaholic guy.
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My ex-husband didn't like my singing. He didn't like my hair. He hated my eyes. Everything. Everything he complimented me on when we first met, he just hated.
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You kind of forget he's Peter Jackson in a way because he's so normal; he's lovely. It's like having a friend direct you, except it's Peter Jackson.
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I'd prefer to be good, but I'm not always. I struggle.
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When you're a mom to three children, nothing bothers you. Trust me. Who cares what people say? I've got other things to deal with.
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I think there's space in the market for a half-dozen kind of polling analysts.
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There's a lot of risk in putting what you suspect you really are into your music.
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I think 'Trial & Retribution' as a brand can go on forever. Its joy is that it has, to an extent, a formula, which gives a comfort routine for viewers. But we allow our directors total autarchy in putting their personalities on their stories.
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If you want to be happy, make others happy!
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I'd always wanted to do a Marvel project, and I'd always imagined getting to play one of the superheroes because it's such a hard thing to get. It's the parts that only go to a few people. The flip side of that is the antagonists are pretty awesome.
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My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen.
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Of course, we are all egoists. Egoism is so much a part of our humanity.
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I'm like a packrat with work. I hoard my jobs.
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There are charms made only for distant admiration.
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Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose - or, if there are several, at least one of them - is not especially intent on preventing suffering, whether it is indifferent to suffering or actually rejoices in it.
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I love to fly so much.
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I began taking pictures in the natural world to be able to show people what I was experiencing when I climbed and explored in Yosemite in the High Sierra.
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Every player that plays for any organization, having great fans on your side every night is a great thing.
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The only true and lasting inspiration for life is genuine love for God, and submitted gratitude that I get to be a part of the redemptive quest.
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Warren Beatty once told me that if someone's really stuck on you, find them their next boyfriend. But I could never do that.
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I write as a matter of need - seven books and God knows how many short stories before anyone published me.
