Cameron Mackintosh Quotes
Sometimes, thinking on your feet can be the most creative. Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you. Some of the most successful shows come out of shoestring invention.
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Growing up on a farm was the best. I remember loving that expanse of space. The sky at night was so clear, I could see every star.
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It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking our careers will come to a standstill, or worse, crash and burn if we aren't social media butterflies.
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I think everyone should approach relationships from the perspective of playing it straight and giving someone the benefit of the doubt. Until he establishes that this is a game. And if it's a game, you need to win. The best thing to do is just walk away from the table.
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I really feel that the best actors out there are very centric. They're really connected. They're not in a, 'What about me' state, and I think that's a good lesson in life.
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If you don't feel like you're ready to get your license - just because people are putting pressure on you, don't feel like you have to rush into something. Take your time, really feel confident and be ready. It doesn't matter what other people say, do what's best for you and makes you feel safe.
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You don't despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can.
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To the best of my knowledge, my youngest reader is 10 and the oldest is 95.
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You know how you can be romantic? You can be romantic by going to a beautiful setting, sitting on a park bench, and getting good ole-fashioned golden arches, a.k.a. McDonald's. That's probably the best I can do romantically.
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If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.
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For me, I thought I had the best job in the world.
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Mr. Janet Reno? I think Mr. Janet Reno... I think he's one of the best hunting dogs in the world.
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A lot of newspaper columns used to be written in a rat-a-tat-tat, fast-paced style - and they tended to be funny. They were a little relief from the grimmer, grayer parts of the newspaper, and one of the best people at doing this was Will Rogers.
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The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other.
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We know that often holding those who have carried out mass atrocities accountable is at times our best tool to prevent future atrocities.
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The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.
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I was going to try to get into the creative writing program at Berkeley; it's just that the acting thing worked out.
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Music is the best means we have of digesting time.
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Here's the miracle: I grew up thinking, 'Wouldn't it be great to write 'Superman' someday? Wouldn't it be great to create my own show, or work on 'Lensman,' or 'Forbidden Planet?' Those were very literally the goals I set for myself, the dreams that I thought I didn't have a chance in hell of ever actually achieving. But it's happened.
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The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.
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It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak.
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No matter what you do, black lace tends to look a little Spanish.
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Models are just mannequins seeking validation at the hands of sleazy fashion people.
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Sometimes, thinking on your feet can be the most creative. Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you. Some of the most successful shows come out of shoestring invention.
