D. B. Sweeney Quotes
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Sundance is going to be a defining moment in my life. But the unfortunate thing about Sundance is, when you have a film there, you can't have the opportunity to see other films.
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.
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The next day, I got a phone call from him and he told me to come and read for a movie called New Jack City. So I went over there and they told me I was gonna wear dreads and play a cop.
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Some films shouldn't be remade.
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I wouldn't let a biopic be made on me. That's because I don't believe in them. I don't like them.
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I'm from New York. My grandparents were settlers of Long Island City. When they came here, there was no bridge, and they had to hire a boat across the river. They had a farm, and my grandmother had to go once a week to Manhattan to buy provisions - very primitive.
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Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.
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No man may make another free.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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In general, when you have success on the field, you're more popular, and you have that fame that comes with it. You realize you're in the public eye more, and you've got to be a little bit more careful about some of the things you're doing out in public and make sure you're smart about the things you say.
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I enrolled in an acting workshop and my first acting role was on the TV soap opera 'Melrose Place.'
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It's not just about achieving success; the journey is equally important for me.
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I live in a small world of gouache and brush and pen and ink. I'd like to explore the world of multiples - etching and prints.
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May it be long before the people of the United States shall cease to take a deep and pervading interest in the Fourth of July, as the birthday of our national life, or the event which then occurred shall be subordinated to any other of our national history.
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There are certainly times when my own everyday life seems to retreat so the life of the story can take me over. That is why a writer often needs space and time, so that he or she can abandon ordinary life and 'live' with the characters.
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While I've written in the POV (point of view) of adolescent characters before... I never have had to create novels in which those characters not only drive the plot, but also are instrumental in resolving whatever issue the plot deals with.
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Every song I write is autobiographical and is about people, and that's one of the things that gets complicated. You have to decide where's your place as a songwriter.
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Ultimately, it is only the witness who convinces people, not the teacher.
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People say you have to hit rock bottom, and, I can tell you, almost dying is as rock bottom as it gets.
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I like hanging around the set and learning how people do things, how the set runs.
