Harry Hadden-Paton Quotes
The way a play is seen is completely dependent on the circumstances and the world in which it is received.
Quotes to Explore
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It's very juicy to twirl your mustache and figure out why people do the horrible things that they do. It's not just because they are evil, but because that's how they somehow explain the world to themselves and justify themselves. It's always interesting figuring out how that happens.
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One of the last books I read was 'Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime' by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. It gives a really good behind-the-scenes look at the campaigns. I didn't ask the president how accurate it was. I wouldn't ask him that.
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I never sell a book. I sell myself. And the way to sell yourself is to be an instrument of love.
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Whatever the situation at hand, that's what I'm dealing with and trying to be true to it in that moment.
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Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
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You have to shelve a lot of your inspiration. There's only so much you can do with one record.
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The film business creates a large amount of waste, and I'm not immune to waste in the business.
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I come from a background of hiding everything behind a computer.
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If I had to model clothes in a time period other than the 21st century, I think I'd like to model way back when they just wore skin loincloths. That would be best suited for me - better than corsets. I'm quite claustrophobic.
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Faith is never identical with piety.
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We should restore a proper balance in environmental regulation and energy production that is based on common sense, not political agendas.
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Why not pool your resources? And so we broke into the concept of the sacredness of private property.
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I am not a fan of historical fiction that is sloppy in its research or is dishonest about the real history.
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When I was 23, I went backpacking around Australia for three months. I saved up a few grand, quit my job and flew to Sydney, then went to Melbourne and up the East Coast, which was an incredible experience. I remember running out of money and getting my mum to send me a few hundred quid, which helped me get by.
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The rage was in me, and if it wasn't for the rage, then I wouldn't know how to be calm. They feed off of each other. Just like when Malcolm X fed off Martin Luther King. They needed each other.
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Being a Christian means accepting Christ as your savior, your God. That's why you are called a 'Christian.' If you remove Christ, there's only 'ian' and that means 'I am nothing.'
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Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.
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Six hours in sleep, in law's grave study six,Four spend in prayer, the rest on Nature fix.
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You could cover the whole earth with asphalt, but sooner or later green grass would break through.
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It's always hard to deal with injuries mentally, but I like to think about it as a new beginning. I can't change what happened, so the focus needs to go toward healing and coming back stronger than before.
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The verdict of the world is conclusive.
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No one behind, no one ahead. The path the ancients cleared has closed. And the other path, everyone's path, easy and wide, goes nowhere. I am alone and find my way.
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The way a play is seen is completely dependent on the circumstances and the world in which it is received.
