Carl Hiaasen Quotes
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Not to oversimplify it, somebody once said a good rule of thumb in interpreting a character is to find the good in the bad people that you portray and the bad in the good.
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The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.
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We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.
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It's really about, oh come on, this guy wouldn't say that or he wouldn't do that, you know, it's about the characters, about the story, about the situation.
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I'm not averse to being a supporting character. I try to pick parts where I can add something.
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It's important for cinema to keep on evolving: for people, and not only teenagers, to be able to go to a movie that has huge epic scope but has an intellectual and real story to tell.
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I read books. Remember those? I read them, on paper.
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I'm not a very big fan of 'Slumdog Millionaire.' I think it's visually brilliant. But I have problems with the story line. I find the storyline unconvincing.
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The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.
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When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
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As an actor, I'm my own worst critic, but after awhile, really, when you watch 'Moonrise Kingdom', it's such a fantastic film that you sort of get sucked into the story, and then you kind of forget about everything else.
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You know, I'm from the South, and I wasn't interested in perpetuating a stereotypical southern character.
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I steer clear of books with ugly covers. And ones that are touted as 'sweeping,' 'tender' or 'universal.'
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There really isn't a story that you can't tell inside of it. It's very much a clearinghouse for anything that goes on in the world. So you're not at all limited.
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No matter where your lot may be cast, no power on earth can keep you from making a man of yourself, a superb character, a masterpiece.
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As a writer, I had learned a lot on 'Margin Call' about embracing the weaknesses of a narrative and of a project. A story always has an inherent narrative weakness.
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Profitability comes from loyalty, productivity, and having a character base from which to work.
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I played a character in 'Ransom' who was as evil as they come.
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There is no place in my soul, no corner of my character, where God is not.
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Writing is a discipline: it's almost all about holding back.
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I promised her an interesting life and good food, and the rest is history.
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I have said, with respect to authorization bills, that I do not want the Congress or the country to commit fiscal suicide on the installment plan.
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I ask myself what I can do to become like Messi and Ronaldo and score 50 or 60 goals in a season.
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My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story.
