George Newbern Quotes
With a movie, the die is cast. It is what it is. With TV, it's a living organism in a way. Fans can have input, with the whole social media thing, and they can track what fans are liking and not liking.
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I'd work with soccer coordinators at Game Changing Films and have one or two combat training sessions with my stunt double, who's a wushu master.
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I was playing sports all the time, and my parents, Anne and John, encouraged me to play in grade school and high school.
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They used to tease me at the 'Oprah' show, 'Are you really going to do another white Shaker kitchen, with white subway tile and stainless steel appliances?' And my answer is, 'I can vary it a bit, but I'm never going to err from classic materials.'
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When in Rome, do as you done in Milledgeville.
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Publishers vet books, and they do a good job keeping out the low quality. But they also miss some good quality.
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You've got to understand, people are motivated by fun. And they should be.
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I don't believe in these headline-hunting interviews. That's just not my style.
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But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress.
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I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy?
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I will tell you that when I was heavy, people would say to me – and it was such a backhanded compliment – they would say, 'You've got such a beautiful face,' in the way of, like, 'Oh, isn't it a shame that from the neck down you're questionable.'
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Everybody that's trying to get anything progressive done in this country knows that the biggest barrier is getting money out of politics.
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People have crossed the Himalayas in flip-flops seeking a blessing from the Dalai Lama.
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When I was a kid, I wasn't making my choices based on anything other than 'Did I want to work that day?' or 'Did being in school sound more fun?' And I don't remember ever reading a script and thinking, 'Is this going to be a fun part to play?'
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A man in the house is worth two in the street.
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The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
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A woman in show business isn't honest with herself... so how can she be honest with another woman? We are, all of us, acting every minute of the day and night.
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I didn't act in school. I didn't study acting, either. I learned everything when I got to New York.
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Aside for the dream of writing the core X-Men team, I think I would love to write an Excalibur book.
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I would never butt heads with Rob Zombie. I don't know anybody that's in acting that ever butted heads with Rob Zombie. I adore Rob. I adore him. I adore working with him. I adore knowing him. I'm happy to consider myself a friend and someone who he hires. I just think he's great.
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I felt self-conscious going out in the street prior to ever even being in a movie. That's just me.
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Nations do not die from invasion; they die from internal rottenness.
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In order for a narrative to work, the primary character should have a concrete desire - a need that drives her story - and the story's writer should make this goal known to the reader pretty early in the narrative.
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With a movie, the die is cast. It is what it is. With TV, it's a living organism in a way. Fans can have input, with the whole social media thing, and they can track what fans are liking and not liking.
