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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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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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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The reader is going to imprint on the characters he sees first. He is going to expect to see these people often, to have them figure largely into the story, possibly to care about them. Usually, this will be the protagonist.
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When you take on something like your footprint on the environment, you have to say, 'Where am I going to draw the circle around my level of responsibility and then where do I assume that others will take responsibility?'
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Rather than a big figure, I guess you could say I'm more of an influential minority symbol.
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I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick.
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There's no possibility that foresight work will ruin my creativity. It goes to a different area than the creative wellspring of SF.
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My first encounter with a Kelly was not on a musical scale. It was from primary school. Dave and I went to primary school together and we were like boy scouts.
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With a mini series you can give the story a proper sense of pacing, a proper sense of closure.
