Garth Ennis Quotes
With a mini series you can give the story a proper sense of pacing, a proper sense of closure.
Quotes to Explore
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Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
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It's very hard to be an innovator at the highest level in any discipline. For some chefs it's merely about combining ingredients, but that's something you can do with your eyes closed.
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
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You either are or you're not.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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Mental health is seen as a massive drag to have to write about - worthy, dull. Something you should 'have' to read / write about.
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If you're going on a plane journey, you're more likely to take one of my stories than 'Finnegan's Wake.'
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The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there's nothing you can do about it.
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For every person that doesn't like you, there's gonna be somebody who does.
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You can't tell a millionaire's son from a billionaire's.
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This basic thing I always do: 'What happened between the character's birth, and page one of the script?' Anything that's not in the story, I'll fill in the blanks.
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Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.
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The very important thing you should have is patience.
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You can't get emotional about your work.
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A fascinating breed, Old Etonians. Impeccable in their social skills and very portable - you can put them anywhere, and they are absolutely charming.
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I know feeling pressure gets you nowhere creatively. You've just got to understand the character, understand the story, and just play it to the fullest extent.
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When you write as a woman, there's this feeling there's going to be a softness.
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You know, I haven't written as much as most other writers. Certainly maybe those who keep a more regular schedule accomplish more.
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How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.
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Starting a band is the easy part. Once you've formed the band, you have to tell a story, and that story requires songs. And not just good songs, but great songs. After a while, great songs won't do - they have to be the best. Success doesn't make it any easier. Each time I start a new record, it's a brand-new search.
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Mainly, I hope to inspire honesty. We live in a space where so much can be manipulated, and so much is expected to be manipulated - curated, contrived, edited. I think that's a real detriment to self expression and happiness in a lot of ways. In my mind, honesty and vulnerability is the way forward.
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I think that whenever a book is not a challenge, I'm telling the wrong story.
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Faith is not a sense, nor sight, nor reason, but taking God at His work.
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With a mini series you can give the story a proper sense of pacing, a proper sense of closure.
