Carter Burwell Quotes
Connection is what one is after in probably most media, but certainly in film, which is an immersive medium.
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I was shy. I was painfully shy, until fifth grade when I transferred to another school and befriended the class clown. And one day he was sick and I kinda stepped in for the class clown and I said, 'Wow, this is exciting, I'm a little bit nervous.'
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I could hear my friends outside playing soccer while I was expected to stay inside practicing the piano. It was like torture!
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Obviously, as you get a little older, you are not going to be quite as quick or quite as strong, and so I might be regarded by some as the underdog... There is actually a statue of Big Ben and I in Perth, Ont., and I was on a Canadian stamp once, and normally you have to be dead to do either of those things, and, well, here I am, still going.
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When you write a play, you work out like a musician on a piece of music. You find all the rhythms and the melody and the harmonies and take them as they come.
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My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.
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I have always been a generous and enthusiastic reader.
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I think it's time we all agree that gender stereotypes are simply the confabulation of our own mind.
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I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected.
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No, you will never see me on 'Dancing With the Stars.' Sorry.
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The Oscars are a lot different when you are a nominee. You walk around with this big smile on your face, and everyone, even people who work for rival film companies, tells you they voted for you.
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I have been involved with the USO really my entire life. The first show I did for the USO, I was nine years old.
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I remember when 'The Right Stuff' opened in Hollywood. I got dressed that morning and drove my car down to the theatre that it was playing on, thinking that there would be mobs of people outside. When I looked, there was nobody there.
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Names, once they are in common use, quickly become mere sounds, their etymology being buried, like so many of the earth's marvels, beneath the dust of habit.
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My favorite toy as a kid was Legos. I loved building things, and that's what we're doing with SumZero.
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I come from a dysfunctional family, so my views of parents and parenting used to be highly mixed.
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When I severe my connections with the A.I.A. I do so with my own self respect, as a matter of pride and I am sure within your knowledge of my character.
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I've been saying for years that readers want inexpensive ebooks.
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The principle though remains the same, and the important thing is CBS fought hard, very hard, to protect that principle and will fight again.
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The U.S.S.R. had absolutely nothing to do with the triumph of the Cuban Revolution.
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Somewhere down the line, I realised that dairy products were giving me acidity, so now I am a vegan.
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The only thing I consider appalling would be to suddenly become a vegetable and a burden on other people. A soul slowly dying out, trapped in a body in which the insides gradually sabotage me - that, I think, would be terrifying.
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So into the woods we went—it was surprisingly noisy. Especially one loud bird whose chirping sounded far too cheerful for the middle of the night.
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I make films because I am endlessly fascinated by people. I'm fascinated immediately to know about the lives that are going on around me. That is what drives me. And that is because everybody matters, everybody is there to be cared about, everybody is interesting and everybody is the potential central character in a story. Judging people is not acceptable.
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Connection is what one is after in probably most media, but certainly in film, which is an immersive medium.
