Tony Gilroy (Anthony Joseph Gilroy) Quotes
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The whole atmosphere of the book, the tone of 'The Hobbit,' is of a kid's adventure story, told in the first person by Tolkien, who is introducing young people to the notion of Middle-earth. A lot of it is very light-hearted.
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It wasn't until I went to college and I got my first motorcycle that I understood the thrill of speed.
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The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.
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I didn't feel like I was meant to be a nurse or a secretary.
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These are moments in your life to be cherished; they don't come around that often. To be flying around in a 'Game of Thrones' jet, to be greeted by massive enthusiasts.
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Justice must not only be seen to be done but has to be seen to be believed.
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Talking to people from the heart matters, and it's unfortunately something brands have forgotten about. Celebrity endorsement deals try to gain recognition for brands, but at their core, what matters is if the celebrity truly backs the brand.
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Mom was all about hellfire and brimstone. Her Old Testament God was a colossal, ancient brute, a maelstrom of blood and fire, of appetite and wrath.
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I can't live without a sense of humor. I need to be laughing and entertained at all times.
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I was determined to be an actor and make a name in the industry, and hence, I did.
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Whoever stands by a just cause cannot possibly be called a terrorist.
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For me, life is about experiencing many new things and working with good people, working on good projects, and in general, just having any kind of job.
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The public always picks quality.
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My brother never got an opportunity to throw a pitch, and I didn't want the same thing to happen to another young kid.
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Most pitchers are too smart to manage.
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Because Bin Laden's culture doesn't permit the worship of images, they understand how powerful images are. We wouldn't have thought of creating a visual bomb. In a way, he's chopped down two iconic buildings, and used our very truth imagery, to express himself. It's fascinating... I mean, dreadful.
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I love that moment just before the curtain goes up, whether I'm sitting in the audience or standing backstage. It's full of expectation. It's a thrill that's unequaled anywhere.
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If you're a woman and a guy's ever said anything romantic to you, he just left off the second part that would have made you sick if you could have heard it.
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He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others.
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One of my pet peeves is that when people are in their automobiles, I think they're exceptionally rude on the road. I would love to have the superpower to make their cars break down after they do something rude on the road so the freeways would be littered with these jackasses who have broken-down cars.
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Elections, for their part, are typically popularity contests rather than measures of candidates' relative competency or effectiveness. Imagine if scientific truth were determined according to which scientist was most popular. To be successful, scientists would have to be charismatic and attractive - and human knowledge would suffer terribly.
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I've always had to have some kind of failure before I was successful.
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No one should feel sorry for a successful screenwriter.
