Stephen J. Cannell (Stephen Joseph Cannell) Quotes
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My first Comic-Con was when I first met Joss Whedon: He introduced me to that world and I'd never been to a convention before that. He and a bunch of the 'Buffy' and 'Angel' writers were all going down in a big van and he invited me along.
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Writers are storytellers. So are readers.
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I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault.
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But if I were to say who influenced me most, then I'd say Franz Kafka. And his works were always anchored in the Central European region.
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It shows 'us vs. them', and I'm on the 'us' side.
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I love thriller writers. My favourites are Harlan Coban, Lee Child, Ian Rankin, Kathy Reichs and Ed McBain.
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Presenting football is something that I love to do. I'm very fortunate being able to do one of the BBC's flagship shows.
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I've taken considerable gambles on shows, but they're very considered gambles.
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If I am comfortable with my co-star, then that always shows in my performances.
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I get a lot of inspiration from the audience feedback to our live shows.
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I don't want to show deleted scenes. I don't like an audience looking at what the movie might have been - if it's in the movie, it's in the movie.
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There was no way in hell I was going to jeopardize my baby for my show.
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I lost my voice. I'd never had to cancel a show before and I had to walk around with a pad and a pen, writing things down.
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Go out on the stage as a human being and do not be afraid to show struggle in your music. It's a struggle in life and then struggle and then victory.
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What I like to do is just make good music, good movies, hopefully perform a good show full of energy and just have some fun.
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There are very few of us, who reach my advanced age, who are still working in the business, as writers. As artists, people can hang out longer.
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Why should you mind being wrong if someone can show you that you are?
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I was never a big networker, but I was a spin doctor, all those shock shows, that's how I got my first backers. But fashion's a scary industry to be in, especially if you've not grown up with it.
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Fear of failure is the reason most often cited to explain why so many aspiring writers never realize their dreams. But I think it’s that same fear of failure that absolutely invigorates those who do push through-that is, the fear of not being heard.
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It's not our mistakes that define us. It's the lessons we learn that show our true character.
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The peril of the hour moved the British to tremendous exertions, just as always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible. Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas.
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The martyrs shook the powers of darkness with the irresistible power of weakness.
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People always ask me, 'Hey, what's Matt Damon like?' He's just a dude, just a really good person and one hell of an actor.
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I really hesitate to say that any of my shows influenced other writers.
