Brian Lindstrom Quotes
We all use dishwashers every day and yet none of us would say that we're experts on dishwashers, but somehow we all think we're experts on movies.
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The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.
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My friends tell me I have an intimacy problem. But they don't really know me.
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Somebody once told me I shouldn't try to change Hollywood. That isn't my point at all. I don't want Hollywood to change me.
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What in heaven's name is strange about a grandmother dancing nude? I'll bet lots of grandmothers do it.
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When I'm reading material, if I'm a little bit afraid of a part and I'm willing to admit that to myself, then I'll do it, definitely. If I'm worried about being able to do it, to get it - I absolutely just love it.
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I really connect to strong feminist writers that make their ideas accessible for the rest of the world.
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I think I became a Catholic to annoy my father.
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As a boy, my favorite show was 'Superman' and my favorite movie was 'Star Wars' - along with other science fiction shows and movies. And I always wanted to fly.
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The thing that I really look for in people is enthusiasm and excitement and, not to sound really sappy, that fire in their eyes.
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The Arab spring that began in 2010 was driven by the educated youth who were connected to the outside world. They had visions of liberal politics derived from social networks. They used innovative means to spread awareness and to network among activists.
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Touring is what you make it. I like to organise as much as possible myself.
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I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
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But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress.
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Parents should be allowed to choose which cable or satellite channels - sources of the most extreme content - come into their homes.
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A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here.
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I believe in working with the hearts of people, and not locking them up.
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He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.
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Ninety percent of my ideas come to me either when I'm reading or watching a show.
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I do a lot of public speaking and presentations and I'll always start with a self-deprecating joke to make everybody feel comfortable with my size because there can be hang-ups and anxieties.
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I do have a lot of difficulty figuring out what I want to be working on, but what's the alternative? To be one of those people who has a million things they want to do, and then never does any of them? And then where will you be?
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I think it's always good for the author to stay a good cattle prod's distance from the actual moviemaking.
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I don't know why people feel that I am snooty. I am not a person who has ever given an interview on image building. I have never been that person, as I am very confident of what I do. People do PR, but I get completely foxed. I don't know how to do it. I stay away from the limelight, as I think my work should speak on my behalf.
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I write every paragraph four times - once to get my meaning down, once to put in anything I have left out, once to take out anything that seems unnecessary, and once to make the whole thing sound as if I had only just thought of it.
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We all use dishwashers every day and yet none of us would say that we're experts on dishwashers, but somehow we all think we're experts on movies.
