Nick Petrie Quotes
I'm not a big believer in the idea of genre - I'm a fan of any writer who can pull me into compelling characters and stories - but I can't imagine I'll start writing domestic dramas any time soon.
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Actually, I had no idea what shooting hoops was or were. I thought dunking was something you did with a beignet and a cup of steaming coffee. I wasn't exactly sure what a Knick was.
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The basic idea for what became 'Epic Mickey' began at the Disney Think Tank.
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At fifty, that is in 1880, I formulated the idea of unity, without being able to render it. At sixty, I am beginning to see the possibility of rendering it.
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Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
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I didn't like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish.
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I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I'm out running.
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I like the idea of the comedy of resilience.
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Because my parents are Indian, everybody speaks Hindi to me, and I have no idea what they are saying.
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Even today I work with Niall O'Brien, who is far more technically astute than I am, but I still have the clearest idea of every detail I want in my photograph.
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The thing that intrigued me about 'Breaking Bad' from day one was the idea of taking a character and transforming him.
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I love the idea of making a movie for kids but it's got to be that, with my take on it.
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Every era needs a genre through which it understands itself.
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There are so many problems in the E.U. that several countries are warming up to the idea that after the single currency, a deeper integration could also be created.
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The idea was always to be an actor.
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I didn't even understand the whole idea of Hollywood.
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I love the idea that movies, like 'Fast Times,' can be iconic and change people's lives in little, tiny ways.
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When you're so passionate about cinema, the idea to direct your own film is really appealing.
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Death destroys a man, but the idea of death saves him.
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I mean, really, whatever you woke up worrying about this morning, get over it. How important in the greater scheme of things can it possibly be? Make your peace and move on.
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We must support government coercion over enforcing international protocols and speed limits on motorways if we want the global economy not to collapse and millions, billions of people to die.
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A science is something which is constructed from truth on workable axioms. There are 55 axioms in scientology which are very demonstrably true, and on these can be constructed a great deal.
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From the time I was a kid, I had a wanderlust. I always wanted to travel, in any form - plane, train, boat, car, motorcycle. So I think that if I ever do have a mid-life crisis, I have all the toys to refer to quickly.
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A life without a proper direction is a burden. It becomes a liability for the society. It drives people towards terrorism and violence.
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I'm not a big believer in the idea of genre - I'm a fan of any writer who can pull me into compelling characters and stories - but I can't imagine I'll start writing domestic dramas any time soon.
