Michael Wincott Quotes
I never get the girl - I always die. That is the catch with playing bad. I'm actually a very romantic person, and I would like to play in a love story. As long as it doesn't get too sweet. That's not me.
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All of my problems are rather complicated - I need an entire novel to deal with them, not a short story or a movie. It's like a personal therapy.
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When readers close the covers on 'Running the Rift,' I want them to understand that it is not a genocide novel but rather a story of hope and rebirth.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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This basic thing I always do: 'What happened between the character's birth, and page one of the script?' Anything that's not in the story, I'll fill in the blanks.
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I never want to write a book just to tell a story. There is always something deeper going on.
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The state of New Jersey is really two places - terrible cities and wonderful suburbs. I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out a happy life for themselves. It's very romantic in that way, but a bit naive. I like to play with that in my work.
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The story of Americans is the story of arrested metamorphoses. Those who achieve success come to a halt and accept themselves as they are. Those who fail become resigned and accept themselves as they are.
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My secret with kale is to add lots of sweet or sharp flavours to offset some of that grassy intensity.
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As cliched as it sounds, if you have an original voice and an original idea, then no matter what anybody says, you have to find a way to tell that story.
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I want to position my books as premium-priced versions on the reasonably-priced scale, if that makes sense, to find a sweet spot between the high-end of what my brand can support and the low end that results in impulse purchases and maximum sales volume.
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Science is like a love affair with nature; an elusive, tantalising mistress. It has all the turbulence, twists and turns of romantic love, but that's part of the game.
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How did I go from 'Menace II Society' to 'Love Jones?' There wasn't a poetic moment or romantic bone in O-Dog's body.
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Pomegranate molasses is ubiquitous in Arabic cooking: it's sweet, sour and adds depth.
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'Sanam Re' is an amalgamation of an emotional love story and a visual treat.
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I love a good cliffhanger. I love when big events happen in shows. I love shows that aren't afraid to take risks and to really do what's best for the story line and realistic for the story line.
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As quoted in 'Spoonful of Sugar : Natasha Lyonne’s Sweet Comeback' by Shira Levine, in Heeb Magazine (20 January 2009)
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But where was it when I first heard that sweet sound of humility?It came to my ears in the goddamn loveliest melody!How grateful I was, then, to be part of the mystery,To love, and to be loved!Let’s just hope that is enough.
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How cruelly sweet are the echoes that startWhen memory plays an old tune on the heart!
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Steven Tyler is awesome. He is so humble. He's really sweet and coming from him and his career, it's amazing.
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A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands.
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I love standing on the pitch too much to focus on anything else - if I want to be a coach or something.
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Not even the most secular among us can fail to be uplifted by Christianity's architectural legacy - the great cathedrals. These immense and glorious buildings were erected in an era of constricted horizons, both in time and in space.
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Football is about having the best offensive play possible. I always like to play offensive football, and nobody will convince me otherwise.
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I never get the girl - I always die. That is the catch with playing bad. I'm actually a very romantic person, and I would like to play in a love story. As long as it doesn't get too sweet. That's not me.
