Tony Gilroy (Anthony Joseph Gilroy) Quotes
I think what I've recognized over the years is that I'm very, very bingey, extremely bingey when it comes to writing.
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The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.
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In the Seventies, a lot of executions via electric chair failed because of technical problems. Seed tells the true story of someone who survived and sought revenge. They buried him alive to make it seem he was dead.
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I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
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Whatever I think the song sounds like is what I'll name it. It's a feeling thing; it's not logical at all.
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I understand what it is to go through emotional trauma and retreat and go into the world of your imagination. I understand how art and music can be a place of safety in a world of reinvention.
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Coming up with ideas is really hard - they don't spontaneously pop into my head while I'm cutting vegetables.
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Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.
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I'm quite intuitive about what I pick. Often it's to do with what I've just done and how I'm feeling.
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The Israeli public is frustrated with the way it is portrayed abroad.
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I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.
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Pittsburgh was a great team. Coach Noll, Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, L.C. Greenwood and all those guys did a great job. That's the team that kept us from winning two Super Bowls. It was a great rivalry.
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Life is our dictionary.
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At an age when most actresses are being phased out, I am being phased in - with a vengeance.
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We will explore the mysteries of science and harness the power of technology and innovation. We will realise the opportunities of the digital world. Our youth will learn more from - and with - each other.
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I'm going to be shaking my booty when I'm 55.
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Capri on the Amalfi Coast in Italy is my ultimate holiday destination.
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Childhood is precious... Hardest part of growing up? Is growing up, I think.
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Clarice: getting cold feet There's still time!Toni: We can just call everyone and say we're terribly sorry but something came up and we have to leave town!Clarice: ...But what about the five gallons of baba ganoush, and all those tofu pups?Toni: Shit. I forgot. Well, I guess we'll just have to go through with it, then.
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You can't be protein deficient without being calorie deficient because even if you take the foods that have the least amount of protein in them, let's say potatoes, for example, or rice at 8 or 9%. That's the figure we more or less need.
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Sweden had paternity-leave policies in place for years but found that few men were taking advantage of the benefit. While women felt comfortable taking time off to be with baby, men worried that they would look less dedicated to their careers if they did the same. So the Swedish government implemented a “use it or lose it” policy, mandating that the country’s thirteen-month parental leave cannot only be used by one parent – the other parent must use at least two months of the leave, or both lose those months entirely. Today 85% of Swedish fathers take paternity leave. The policy has helped redefine notions of masculinity and femininity in the already-egalitarian country.
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I'd spent my whole adult life considering myself an independent entity, my life filled by work and friends and family. Suddenly I had a male partner, someone I woke up with and went to sleep with every night.
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I do interviews because it's a chance to be myself. I sometimes wonder what I could have to say that would be of any interest. I don't have any great wisdom.
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A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.
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I think what I've recognized over the years is that I'm very, very bingey, extremely bingey when it comes to writing.
