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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I respect the Indian government for the fact that there are no settlements in Kashmir.
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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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The original 'Hobbit' was never intended to have a sequel - Bilbo 'remained very happy to the end of his days and those were extraordinarily long': a sentence I find an almost insuperable obstacle to a satisfactory link.
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I often told the fanatics of realism that there is no such thing as realism in art: it only exists in the mind of the observer. Art is a symbol, a thing conjuring up reality in our mental image. That is why I don't see any contradiction between abstract and figurative art either.
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Other than the obvious, like Cher and Diana Ross, I actually find a lot of inspiration from time periods. So it's not necessarily people, it's the essence of the time period, whether it be the '90s or the '70s or the '40s. The specific time and what vibe it gave you, what the emotion of that time was, and trying to get that emotion again.
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When I wrote those first songs for the Truckers, songs like 'Outfit' and 'Decoration Day,' those were strong songs, very strong songs. But had I been in the position of writing an entire album at that point in time, I don't think the whole album would have been of that kind of quality.
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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.
