Owen Wilson Quotes
Maybe because I began as a writer, I have a good ear for dialogue, and maybe being an English major - and that I also read a lot as a kid - if I hear somebody say something that I think's funny, or I find a situation or story, I'll try to work that into the movie.
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People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
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Funny is a good foil. Humor is illuminating, and it also gives you power.
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If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
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If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
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Turn up the lights. I don't want to go home in the dark.
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If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.
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As a child, one of my defense mechanisms was to try to be funny. My mom tried to nurture that by putting me in acting class. But I got bored when we stopped pretending to be trees and actually had to work.
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I'm smart and I can be really funny and interesting and I can go toe-to-toe with anybody in a conversation.
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The will to survive is not as important as the will to prevail... the answer to criminal aggression is retaliation.
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My agent said, 'You aren't good enough for movies.' I said, 'You're fired.'
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My father always said I have a face for radio, and 'Cloverfield' was one of my finest pieces of work.
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Maybe because I began as a writer, I have a good ear for dialogue, and maybe being an English major - and that I also read a lot as a kid - if I hear somebody say something that I think's funny, or I find a situation or story, I'll try to work that into the movie.
