Salman Rushdie Quotes
In general, writers shouldn't be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions.
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I do movies that I would like to go and see. I think that's a good barometer of how I choose films. I like going to these movies. Our job is to make sure the audience gets their $16 worth. That's my job.
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I have been known as the minimal and conceptual artist for over five decades. I think I haven't changed much.
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People tweet before they think, and it becomes obsessive.
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I think a British icon is someone who conducts themself with real dignity: someone who is truly talented and modest. These are things that I would aspire to in my career.
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I've just come back from Mississippi and over there when you talk about the West Bank they think you mean Arkansas.
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I tend to think of stories and books as being for everyone, just with an 'entry reading age' rather than an age range.
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Singing is something I can do, but it's not my first passion.
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Oprah is so bright, and her intelligence is so piercing that I don't think anyone who spends a few minutes with her isn't struck by that.
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Mr. Janet Reno? I think Mr. Janet Reno... I think he's one of the best hunting dogs in the world.
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I throw as hard as I can when I think I have to throw as hard as I can.
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Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
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I think you only really feel like an outsider if you've been an insider.
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When I write for kids, I have to make sure they know what can't happen. They have to know it's a fantasy. But when I write for adults, they have to think it's real. Every detail has to be real or they won't buy it.
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I play tons of authority figures, whether it's the dad or the cop or the boss. I think it's a combination of how I look, who I am.
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I think the Matrix effect is over-used and I don't do it anymore.
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I really don't have anything urgent to say, and I think you shouldn't write unless you have something urgent to say. Sometimes that troubles me, and sometimes I don't really care.
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I'd like to think, if I was ever in a fight, I'd win, although I'd probably run in the opposite direction.
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I think anything that is expressed directly and as honestly as possible will last.
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I think the amazing thing about 'Twin Peaks' was that it completely changed television from that point forward.
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Why do I write books? Why do I think? Why should I be passionate? Because things could be different, they could be made better.
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But 'why then publish?' There are no rewards Of fame or profit when the world grows weary. I ask in turn why do you play at cards? Why drink? Why read? To make some hour less dreary. It occupies me to turn back regards On what I've seen or pondered, sad or cheery, And what I write I cast upon the stream To swim or sink. I have had at least my dream.
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Nobody lived my life. Nobody cried my tears. So don't judge me.
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I studied business and also studied film, then I graduated, and I worked at a network. I was able to use my business skills there - I was an associate producer for a little bit.
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In general, writers shouldn't be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions.
