Walter Jon Williams Quotes
If you can find collaborators whose strengths compliment your own, the result can be more than the sum of its authors.
Quotes to Explore
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Everybody is a hero in their own story if you just look.
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I love to walk into Borders or Barnes & Noble and see my books there. It's fabulous.
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I don't mind being interviewed on television or radio.
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Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private.
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Time is generally the best doctor.
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The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.
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I've been described as a smart actor because I've attended college. Or I've been called an artsy jock. And I am thinking, 'So, are actors supposed to be dumb?'
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The great thing about baseball is there's a crisis every day.
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Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the most coveted roles in film. I'd be honoured. But I don't know if it will actually happen. I'm just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It's nice there's a lot of good will.
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Every autobiography is concerned with two characters, a Don Quixote, the Ego, and a Sancho Panza, the Self.
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When people arrive at El Bulli, everybody goes through the kitchen. It's a way of making them feel at home. When they leave, the only thing I ask is whether they've been happy. Everything in between, I don't particularly care.
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I'm not interested in closure. Some people just have heart attacks and die, right? There's no closure.
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I was considered an ugly duckling.
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I've always been a massive fan of John Mayer. I think he's very talented.
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I think people have a misinterpretation of Method acting, because Method acting is a wonderful thing. The thing is, if you take it too seriously, it's like religion. You start to think it's the truth. But it's not the truth. It's just a way to get somewhere.
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He told us he was going to take crime out of the streets. He did. He took it into the damn White House.
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Cows are gentle, interesting animals.
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I love work where I can find out more about the world and its history.
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It's very important to give back to the community and do anything you can.
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Nine months after we submitted the original screenplay for 'The Attack,' the studio that was involved pulled out. I've been told that 'you don't write in a French way; you can't make these multicultural films.'
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When you write a story, it just flows and you don't control it. It's subconscious.
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If you keep a thing seven years, you are sure to find a use for it.
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Everything I do is for my parents and my family. The car is nice, the house is nice, but none of this matters without them. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here. I don't know where I would be, honestly.
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If you can find collaborators whose strengths compliment your own, the result can be more than the sum of its authors.
