J. Michael Straczynski Quotes
Whenever you write for someone else, you're always aware - sometimes overtly, other times at an almost cellular, subliminal level - of the rules about what you can and can't do.
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Whether I do an original film, a dance, or a remake of my dad's hit songs, I have always been compared to him.
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I always watch the work I do.
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My fiance likes drawing on napkins, which I save. I'm always scared I'll get caught taking a linen napkin from a restaurant!
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I like being scared, so I've always liked fairy tales because they're kind of creepy.
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In my career, I'm always trying to do something different.
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I believe politicians should always remain realistic.
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Nature can always be more complicated than we imagine.
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Sometimes you've got to know when it's time to leave the party.
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There's this idea of a star, and this person is very aloof and writes all the music, and they don't talk to anyone unless they go through the record label. And I always felt very uncomfortable about that.
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Since Madonna is positioned as always 'cooler than thou,' we all are primed for schadenfreude if something in her fabulous life goes amiss.
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Yeah, well my name is Bai Ling. That means white spirit, and I really feel like sometimes I'm not existing.
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Art is always criticized and always an outsider gets the blame.
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It's always convenient for certain people to heap accusations on Israel.
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As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history.
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My first thought is always of light.
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It was always fun to skate with Paul Wylie and Paul Martini.
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I'll dispose of my teeth as I see fit, and after they've gone, I'll get along. I started off living on gruel, and by God, I can always go back to it again.
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No, there are no hard and fast rules about sources, no printed booklet to help journalists through.
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I have always been clear that cinema is not my priority and that my family is.
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No one knows anything about the fashion industry in Brazil. They don't care what you do. They just want the beach and the sun and the fun. I feel the freest and the happiest there.
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Lots of companies don't succeed over time. What do they fundamentally do wrong? They usually miss the future.
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I had to learn to do everything because I couldn't find another kindred soul. Now you see eighty people listed doing the same things I was doing by myself.
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So much about 'Rookie' has been very organically familial among our contributors, among our readers. Yeah, if I interview someone like Lorde, who I do know outside of work - sometimes I'm just so happy; it's so cool that this is organically, effortlessly, the warm, supportive friend vibe that we want here.
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Whenever you write for someone else, you're always aware - sometimes overtly, other times at an almost cellular, subliminal level - of the rules about what you can and can't do.
