Garth Risk Hallberg Quotes
A fragmented film such as 'Babel' gives the impression of 'edginess' but, in its form, tells us nothing we didn't already know.
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If you go to a tree with an ax and take five whacks at the tree every day, it doesn't matter if it's an oak or a redwood; eventually the tree has to fall down.
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Jazz vision for me is seeing my art in musical term. It offers me an visual expressions in an ever-changing musical palette.
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I grew up such a horror fan, it's kinda cool being named 'Scream Queen.' I like that.
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Los Angeles is peopled by waiters and carpenters and drivers who are there to be actors.
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I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy.
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I do no writing while I'm in Belgrade visiting my grandma.
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But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story.
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The Reserve Bank cannot just exist; its ability to say 'no' has to be protected.
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Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives.
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Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.
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It's always difficult with the superhero stuff because you're working with characters who have been written by 100 to 200 people over the past 20 years, at least, so they never sound the same or act the same. The best approach is to try to draw the best fitting line through all of the interpretations.
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My U.N. five-point plan focuses on preventing proliferation, strengthening the legal regime, and ensuring nuclear safety and security - an effort that was given good momentum by the Nuclear Security Summit held in Seoul earlier this year. The world is over-armed, and peace is underfunded.
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I'll get up there and I'll do my guitar solos in one of those space outfits.
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And in the Second World War, you didn't just read about it in the newspapers because you weren't allowed to read it in the newspapers. It was all censored, you know? So nobody knew what we were doing.
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Some films shouldn't be remade.
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We don't have as many managers as we should, but we would rather have too few than too many.
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I always like to leave art and music open to interpretation.
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I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected.
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My joke is that three black people watch 'The Daily Show' at any given time. So if I'm watching it, that counts, and there's only two left. It's a silly joke, but you know, different types of comedy reach different cultures.
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The writer of stories or of novels settles on men and imitates them; he exhausts the possibilities of his characters.
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The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth.
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I am committed to the principle that violence is never justified as a means of ameliorating a grievance.
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Who has never exploded in a fury does not know love either.
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A fragmented film such as 'Babel' gives the impression of 'edginess' but, in its form, tells us nothing we didn't already know.
