Ben Aaronovitch Quotes
he had the startled-rabbit look that civilians get after five minutes of helping the police with their inquiries. If they stay calm for too long it’s a sign that they’re professional villains or foreign or just plain stupid. All of which can get you locked up if you’re not careful. If you find yourself talking to the police, my advice is to stay calm but look guilty; it’s your safest bet.
Quotes to Explore
-
In India, it is difficult for a cricketer to show that he is under some kind of stress. Here, you can only retire when you don't want to play anymore, or the motivation is lacking.
-
Peer pressure is something everyone will face in school. You have to really go by what you think is the right thing to do. Turn to the friends you trust the most when you are put in a compromising situation. If your friends are making the wrong decision, then turn to your parents.
-
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
-
People that watch Adult Swim don't watch the Oscars.
-
We think a modern cloud lets you decide when you want to upgrade. We don't decide for you.
-
I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.
-
I kept writing all these ballads; they're me speaking about life. But how am I gonna do the live show I wanna do if I don't have something I can dance to?
-
The older I get, the less I know. By that I mean the less I am sure of. I view people with strong opinions on the big stuff with distrust. I don't think we should have certain certainties on faith and politics; I think we should be open-minded.
-
I think a lot more people are starting to understand the power of YouTube.
-
Intimate scenes on a movie set are just dry, bizarre things; people standing around.
-
I think the most un-American thing you can say is, 'You can't say that.'
-
The books of C.S. Lewis had a very profound, indirect effect on me.
-
I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they're incredibly good telly.
-
'Luke Cage' is about a reluctant superhero who lives in the shadows in Harlem. He has to decide if he's going to step up and fight for the heart of the city and defend the people against Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes, my character, who kinda wants to keep everything in order and intact. I'm the criminal element in the story.
-
I was quite happy with the way I went, I think.
-
Of course, everyone would like to play a superhero, but this is by no means me saying I would like to go play Cyclops.
-
I … started out to become a jazz pianist; in the meantime I started singing and I sang the way I felt and that's just the way it came out.
-
A theory is a very dangerous thing to have.
-
Civil war, now, 100 years in the future - the things that motivate human beings, they don't change emotionally.
-
I don't really think of myself as a businessman at all. That's why I have the 'chief creative officer' role.
-
'Hansel and Gretel' is one of the scariest stories ever written! Psychotic mother; stupid, inane father.
-
You watch these reality shows and say, 'Oh, I would do that, except for eating all the gross stuff.' These reality shows are like everyone's little guilty pleasure. To have an opportunity to be on one, why not? Anybody who says, 'No, I don't want to be on one' is kind of lying in the back of their heads.
-
The key is to constantly keep the audience surprised. If they feel like something is going to happen, or they think from an educational standpoint that something is about to happen because of all the moving parts, it is your job to break that expectation and show the audience something different.
-
he had the startled-rabbit look that civilians get after five minutes of helping the police with their inquiries. If they stay calm for too long it’s a sign that they’re professional villains or foreign or just plain stupid. All of which can get you locked up if you’re not careful. If you find yourself talking to the police, my advice is to stay calm but look guilty; it’s your safest bet.
