Irving Paul Lazar Quotes
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I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe.
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I wrote seven Myron Bolitar novels in a row, and I never want to write a Myron book where he just solves a crime. Every one of them I want to be personal, and I want him to grow and change. The problem with that is, it makes the series limited, you can't write a series where a guy is always going through some kind of crisis.
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In the north we could not hope to keep the worst and poorest servant for a single day in the wretched discomfort in which our negro servants are forced habitually to live.
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Like many writers, I started by writing short stories. I needed to learn how to write and stories are the most practical way to do this, and less soul-destroying than working your way through a lengthy novel and then discovering it's rubbish.
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It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.
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Marriage has always been a state and local issue.
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The American people do not want their taxpayer dollars funding any activity that runs counter to the security of our nation or our ally Israel.
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Palestinian propagandists can say and do anything they please without concern for the truth, in the belief that if they repeat it often enough it will simply become the truth.
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Well, you know, I was through the whole of the Second World War and saw all my friends killed.
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A bachelor's life is no life for a single man.
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It's not about 'succeeding,' but sometimes on a film, you know you've captured something.
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The key is allowing your partner to be who they are and not having expectations that really have nothing to do with the person you married.
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I think that we've got a huge head start on things that are not easy to do: progressive streaming, to be able to stream in very high quality, even in an environment of highly variable bit rate, and to work on a big variety of devices seamlessly.
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I don't think I tell stories of tragedy. I think I tell stories of love. Even though you're full of tears, I hope that you leave the theatre with your heart feeling like it's going to explode out of your chest. And yes, you've been through the tragedy, but it's ultimately hope that I think you're left with.
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I'm pretty unusual for an actress in Hollywood because I am totally unselfconscious about my body.
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One drawing demands to become a painting, so I start to work on that, and then the painting might demand something else. Then the painting might say, 'I want a companion, and the companion should be like this,' so I have to find that, either by drawing it myself or locating the image.
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If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascara.
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The mid-day meal is a well-intentioned scheme and has to be implemented effectively.
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I'm always proud to be popular with the fans. I try to smile and do my best. If they like it, it's even better.
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So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.
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I don't play roles everybody likes. I'd rather have a career I'm proud of. Like everyone else, I need to eat. But I'm a very unbusinesslike person, and I keep my price low. I'm not a mass product. I'm not everyone's cup of tea.
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We can never be satisfied until we know our children can grow up in a safe and prosperous America.
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I'm not a very religious man, but I'm proud to be a Jew.
