Benjamin Wiker Quotes
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What is history but a fable agreed upon?
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I did documentaries for maybe 10 years before I turned to fiction films.
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The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master's ear. It is the court fool, not the foolish courtier, whom the king can least afford to lose.
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I'm fulfilling my dreams that I had as a kid every single day.
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Oh, I have to say Romana; she was much more fun to do but I did enjoy the Princess when she was turning bad.
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My favorite weekend activity is riding bikes to breakfast.
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Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
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I was a very happy child, so to speak. But, since we didn't have video games or television, and very little radio, in terms of a form of entertainment, I used to read a lot and I would draw a lot, and those two things used to occupy my time.
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The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman.
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'From Here to Eternity' happens to be fourteen-carat entertainment. The main trouble is that it is too entertaining for a film in which love affairs flounder, one sweet guy is beaten to death, and a man of high principles is mistaken for a saboteur and killed on a golf course.
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At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That's the only way to defeat terrorism.
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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I go on giving interviews because I've been brought up to support the projects I'm involved in. When you've enjoyed working on a production, you want to do them a favour.
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When my wrestlers got their hands raised, I jumped for joy.
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I think all good reporting is the same thing - the best attainable version of the truth.
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I'm often asked how I write books, but I don't think my approach is suitable for everyone. If I walked into a creative writing class, all I could say to them was 'I tend to make it up as I go along.' I'm not sure that's brilliant advice.
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I spend a great deal of time with the President. We have a very close, personal, loyal relationship. I'm not, as they say, a potted plant in these meetings.
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Buzz and the right publicist are not only important but crucial in show business.
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A piece of jewelry is in a sense an object that is not complete in itself. Jewelry is a ‘what is it?’ until you relate it to the body. The body is a component in design just as air and space are. Like line, form, and color, the body is a material to work with. It is one of the basic inspirations in creating form.
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I want to be working with directors who are at the top of their game. I want to be raising the bar for myself, and to me, the best way to do that is to prove to them that I'm the best for this job.
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I've never been jealous. I've never had to be.
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I'm happy riding horses and getting out shooting my gun, things like that.
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Sometimes a clearly defined error is the only way to discover the truth
