Dan Gilroy Quotes
One of the things about the '70s films I love - the films 'Nightcrawler' is being compared to, like, 'Taxi Driver' - is that they never put their flawed characters into any one box.
Quotes to Explore
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I feel fine as long I'm not running around.
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I saw a picture of Elvis in blue lame, and thought that if I could recreate that suit and walk down the King's Road in it, someone might pick me up and take me off on a crazy adventure.
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I get kind of sad when I look at all of my magazines and think about how at one time I was much more impressed with a certain fashion editorial, or how I feel like I can't really relate to being that excited about fashion anymore. Maybe it's being jaded, but I honestly like that now, when something's really good, I feel more affected by it.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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I am now writing a book called 'Far Enough,' very loosely based on my childhood. This is difficult because it forces me to remember people I loved who are gone.
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Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
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An alliance of civilisations can be our most powerful weapon in the fight against terror.
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As a child, I always liked dressing up and getting into character, and actors are lucky in being able to retain that playfulness, though we do seem to find it hard to grow up.
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I don't get hung up a lot on angst.
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For clothes and accessories, I love my friend's boutique; One by One and UT.LAB for shoes.
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The first play I saw was a Samuel Beckett play which was great.
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I listen to 'deep dish house'.
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Adventure should be 80 percent 'I think this is manageable,' but it's good to have that last 20 percent where you're right outside your comfort zone. Still safe, but outside your comfort zone.
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Keep your energy levels high by adding bananas and egg whites to your diet.
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I know I'm good enough. I don't need to show it to you. Either you know who I am, or you don't.
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I was afraid of the internet... because I couldn't type.
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I depend on good editors and a good director.
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The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun.
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The supporting characters typically carry less story/plot weight - so you can be more broad and pushed with them. Supporting characters also take up less of the film's screen time. A short is a great opportunity for supporting characters to shine.
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Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
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One does not allow the plumbers to decide the temperature, depth and timing of a bath.
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I think Himalayan climbers tend to mature fairly late. I think most of the successful Himalayan climbers have ranged from 28 to just over 40, really.
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A city one loves exists at no matter what distance, and its symphony is sometimes heard more clearly when one is away, as the music of an orchestra is more lucid to an audience that it sounds to the performers on the stage.
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One of the things about the '70s films I love - the films 'Nightcrawler' is being compared to, like, 'Taxi Driver' - is that they never put their flawed characters into any one box.
