Sam Raimi Quotes
Any time anyone makes a comic book into a movie, in some way, I think they have to kill the comic book.
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I know politics and politicians are hated, but I still believe in goodness of a heart that has selfless intentions. With the grace of God, I will make a difference.
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The possibilities for creation and insight are endless. We're constantly collecting more data, and it's starting to be very relevant to our lives.
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As an organization, Esri is strong, and we're continuing to grow. We're dedicated to this. And we're excited to see what you can accomplish and to watch your work evolve.
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She was a great lady. We raised three boys, were together as long as she lived, and now she's passed on.
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Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do.
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I don't think there's any formula for what makes great art.
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If I was to do anything besides acting, I would be a fireman or a beat cop. I'd do a regular job.
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More than four thousand programs produced and consumed. Some of them were pretty good, a great many of them were forgettable; but a handful may even be worth a book.
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Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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Whenever you do a new interpretation of a great, previous text of any kind, you always look for some kind of immediate significance right now.
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I was with the Jessie Bonstelle Stock Company in Detroit and Buffalo for three seasons - 10 performances and a new play every week. She was an amazing woman who did a great deal for me.
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I always wanted to act. I guess I've always been a bit of a drama queen.
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I never really address myself to any image anybody has of me. That's like fighting with ghosts.
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My dad's a Jew, and my mom's a WASP, so that should pretty much say it all. It was a comically dysfunctional family.
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Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment.
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I'm fascinated by the way Diane Arbus saw things. She came from this fashion background and then twisted it.
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I tell people marriage is a compromise, and so are renovations.
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I continue with the illusion of serving Colombia. Only God knows if it were to be from the presidency.
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I had no cares. I was one of those kids: ‘If you laugh at me, laugh at me.’ I don’t have that censor, which is important in this business because you’re constantly told: ‘Gosh, you didn’t look very good. You don’t look pretty in that scene, or you didn’t do that right, or you’d look so much better if your hair looked lighter.’ You really have to have tough skin or you’d end up like a heaping, crying mess all the time.
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When I first did 'The Lord of the Rings,' I was acting on the set with the other actors, but then I had to go back and repeat the process on my own to do the physical capture on a motion capture stage.
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As I get older, my skin shows more of how I am feeling, like a mirror. If I am stressed, or not getting enough sleep, I see it in my face right away.
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I am hopelessly and forever a mountaineer.
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Any time anyone makes a comic book into a movie, in some way, I think they have to kill the comic book.
