Vincent D'Onofrio Quotes
With Altman, he does discuss everything with you, but then leaves you to it and gives you full rein and lets you improvise and create a character while the camera is rolling.
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I'm not a character like Rapunzel or Cinderella; my story looks like any other.
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Girls love guys who dance, and I'm definitely going to be the first one on the dance floor. Usually, you just see guys sitting around, but I definitely don't hold back when it comes to dancing.
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You put anyone in the outfit, and they look like Gandalf. Not that clever.
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There's the person that's the addict, and then there's the person that's who you are.
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Nobody is gonna love you like you. You're gonna be your best salesman.
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I can't remember 16 bars. Unless you write it, you can't. I just do it bar for bar.
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You can only govern men by serving them. The rule is without exception.
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I love to watch 'Chopped,' 'Jeopardy,' and 'Breaking Bad.' You can't pass up that one. Oh! One other show I love to watch is 'Suburgatory.'
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For every person that doesn't like you, there's gonna be somebody who does.
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When you negotiate with terrorists, you get more terror.
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Working for a magazine, you have a boss; you are not free.
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Read over your compositions, and when you meet a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.
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You can't try to be authentic. You either are or you aren't.
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You know, I haven't written as much as most other writers. Certainly maybe those who keep a more regular schedule accomplish more.
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Unless you're a salesman, or a bad guest on a talk show, you don't call someone by his name that often.
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A book is a gift you can open again and again.
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If you feel like snacking, stock up on almonds, walnuts and cranberries.
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You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
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As a writer, it's a great narrative tool to have that character who is slightly detached but at the same time observant of his reality, because I think that's pretty much what being a writer is - being there, watching and internalizing.
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I never thought I was salable. I learned in my second year of drama school that I was not a leading man - I was a character actor. So I thought, "I'd better be the best character actor around.
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My friends seem much more excited about my doing Anastasia than Brainstorm... and to tell you the truth, I feel the same way.
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I've always loved Def Leppard, ever since I was little.
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I don't spend any time at all thinking about my personal wealth. I suppose if I had nothing, I might think, 'I have nothing.'
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With Altman, he does discuss everything with you, but then leaves you to it and gives you full rein and lets you improvise and create a character while the camera is rolling.
