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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Show business is the best possible therapy for remorse.
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Our shows are packed with laughter and light-hearted songs to lift the listener from their everyday life. We encourage the audience to participate in any way.
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We live in a time when writers do not always have barriers around them.
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Yeah. You know, we're not here to rub it in or make a statement. It's shows that for the past two years we've worked very hard.
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There is one plain rule of life. Try thyself unweariedly till thou findest the highest thing thou art capable of doing, faculties and outward circumstances being both duly considered, and then do it.
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I really hesitate to say that any of my shows influenced other writers.
