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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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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The biggest research of all when I do a character is self-examination. You look at yourself and you ask, 'How am I similar to this person and how am I different?'
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'Sanam Re' is an amalgamation of an emotional love story and a visual treat.
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The very word possibility creates a mental climate conducive to creativity.
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There are actors who make no decisions about how to play something until they're in the moment, looking into their scene partner's eyes. So they're completely available for whatever happens. And those are actors who tend to avoid getting into patterns.
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I was so tall and so skinny - I was that kid who couldn't find anything to wear. All the cool kids would have jeans the right length and I would just think, 'What am I going to do?'
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You see, in recent history, the Democrat party has created the illusion that their agenda and their policies are what's best for black people.
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My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story.
