Henry Selick Quotes
I'm supporting an up-and-coming director. It's the time in my life that I want to share what I know and pass it along.
Quotes to Explore
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I'd never hurt another person.
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I think if we're going to have to landfill trash, and I think we basically have to, we might as well get the upside for it and dedicate that upside to improving the environment in so many different ways.
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The stuff that I find really intriguing is always how do ordinary people behave in extraordinary circumstances. And that's why we have a lot of cop shows and lawyer shows and medical shows is that you're looking for situations that just always heighten the stakes.
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We live in a world of instant gratification, the world of the quick fix.
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If you direct your whole thought to work itself, none of the things which invade eyes or ears will reach the mind.
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I wouldn't know where to start." "He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to." "Thoreau?" "Harry Emerson Fosdick.
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I resent the limitations of my own imagination.
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Cleveland is really good about recognizing its artists because of the Arts Council.
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The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.
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Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
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The Krishna of the Gita is perfection and right knowledge personified, but the picture is imaginary.
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I want to make films that are worthwhile, on some level, but also very entertaining.
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My touring isn't about collecting souvenirs and always being on the go. My souvenirs are writing in my journal and creating new music, because that fits easily into my backpack when I'm travelling around the world. It's something that I can share later with fans or with future family members.
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Tacked above my desk are photos of artists I admire - Hopper, Sargent, Twain - and postcards from beloved bookstores where I've spent all my time and money - Tattered Cover, Elliot Bay, Harvard Bookstore.
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To be great is to assume great concerns.
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I'm supporting an up-and-coming director. It's the time in my life that I want to share what I know and pass it along.
