Neill F. Marriott (Neill Foote Marriott) Quotes
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing 'Burial Rites,' I was constantly trying to see whether I could distill its extraordinary and ineffable qualities into a kind of poetry.
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I was thinking things had changed: that the next generation of men weren't as institutionally misogynist as the previous were. And then, suddenly, the Internet came along and gave them a platform to voice their feelings anonymously. And boy, did the bile come out.
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Finding a good band is Iike finding a good wife. You got to keep trying till you find the right one.
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I think it's difficult to do fashion for men, because either you become very over-homosexual fashion or very boring fashion. You don't want a boy who looks 15 in a little pair of shorts with some strange art... But to see just a jacket and tie is boring.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I know what they mean.
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I joke that my niche in Hollywood has been naked foreigners.
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I have very much been a guy who's acknowledged how many women have directed me, have produced... it's been unbelievable.
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I think, for me, I'm a player that wants the puck, and I'm a better player when I have it.
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I like acting for now. But after seeing Apollo 13, what I really want to do is to be an astronaut. I'm dying to go to a space camp next summer!
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The death of a famous person is different from the death of a loved one, whether it is Michael Jackson, Frank McCourt, or Walter Cronkite. We didn't know any of them personally, and yet, we experience a sense of loss.
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The first thing I did as a child was draw. I wanted to make animated movies. I think Disney's 'Cinderella' was the first movie I ever saw. 'Peter Pan' was the first movie I ever saw in the movie theater. I grew up with 'Dumbo' and 'Pinocchio' and 'Sword in the Stone.' Those were the movies I wanted to make.
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France has more need of me than I have need of France.
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I think almost everything about humans and human civilization is explained better by evolution than anything else.
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Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.
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I learned so much about recording and about singing on records from Ken Nelson.
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The real problem is what to do with the problem-solvers after the problems are solved.
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Bottomless wonders spring from simple rules, which are repeated without end.
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To read a newspaper for the first time is like coming into a film that has been on for an hour. Newspapers are like serials. To understand them you have to take knowledge to them; the knowledge that serves best is the knowledge provided by the newspaper itself.
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I've seen a big shift, especially in my classroom, with women standing up and demanding respect. That's in every woman, whether 16, 26, 56.
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I don't want to be a rock star. I had my 15 minutes of fame.
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Fanaticism exists in every religion, whether Christian, Jewish, or Muslim.
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Love is making space in your life for someone else.
