Ethel Wilson Quotes
A writer's mind seems to be situated partly in the solar plexus and partly in the head.
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I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn't accommodate the things I wanted to do in film.
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I believe how you measure a good movie is how many times you can see it. With comedies, I like to be a producer, because comedies can get corny and go off track real fast. I'm always the 'less is more' guy when it comes to a scene. So I'ma be the one who will keep it grounded.
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Thinking differently is my strength.
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There's a lot of people who feel there's a tabloid journalist who had it coming.
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We've never been anti-Semitic.
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'The Satanic Verses' was denied the ordinary life of a novel. It became something smaller and uglier: an insult.
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The flesh is the surface of the unknown.
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Nine months after we submitted the original screenplay for 'The Attack,' the studio that was involved pulled out. I've been told that 'you don't write in a French way; you can't make these multicultural films.'
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I am a movie fan across the board, though, so if a movie is well done then I love it and it does not really matter what the genre is.
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I went to acting school, but only for nine months. If you're an actor, you know, don't really need to learn how to do it.
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Appreciate your heart; really know how to take care of your heart.
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If I'm chartering in and out and flying home after I play, that doesn't make sense. But where we can bus, then we'll bring the family out and spend time with them during the day.
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A titled leader relies heavily on positional power to get things done; a natural leader is able to mobilize others without the whip of formal authority.
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It's my job to know what's available from every retailer, catalog, website, antiques mall, and craftsperson. A good designer or decorator has to have an almost encyclopedic knowledge.
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For me there is no such word as 'luck' in the dictionary.
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I can be quite surprised by what makes me cry, but it's usually spiritual things.
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Okay, roll-call, no talking. Benny, Marc; Ethel, Shakina, nice shoes. Bobo twins, anyone seen the Bobo twins? Those Bobo twins.11
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She fitted into my biggest armchair as if it had been built round her by someone who knew they were wearing armchairs tight about the hips that season.
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Every film is hard to fund.
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If the weather continues to cooperate and the public continues to cooperate, this may end well for all of us, but the weather is unpredictable in these parts.
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I shall pursue a straight forward course deviating neither to the right or left so that comes what may I hope my real friends will never have to blush for me, so far as truth, honesty & fair dealings are concerned.
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Medical School is the next step in my career. There is no doubt about that. My mind is still hungry and I want to continue my education.
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A writer's mind seems to be situated partly in the solar plexus and partly in the head.
