David Belasco Quotes
If you can't write your idea on the back of my calling card, you don't have a clear idea.
Quotes to Explore
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In general, writers shouldn't be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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What I want is to try and get across the idea that reading for pleasure is so beneficial. And turn children on who have maybe been switched off reading or never found a love of it in the first place.
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I was an avid Pokemon card collector.
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When the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's mansion with him and his crazy Chihuahua. A stuffy fellow in a tuxedo was to host, and the losing chef's dish was then fed to the dog! I am not kidding, I saw it! I think it is genius! Twisted, but genius!
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Every idea has its time.
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Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
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I would like to write a movie and, if it wasn't too crazy, also direct.
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I just write mechanical things.
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If I had to rank my skills, I have a long way to go before I can write a good graphic novel.
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If you can write it, I can be it.
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I write to escape; to escape poverty.
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'The One-Eyed Man' is a novel that was one I never intended to write.
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Comparing oneself with one's fellow writers is a bad idea. I would not review a fellow writer unless I had something terribly positive to say.
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If I write something, and I'm going to put in all that love and energy, I want to direct it.
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Had 'Dhruva' not succeeded, I don't mind calling these films experimental.
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Why do I write books? Why do I think? Why should I be passionate? Because things could be different, they could be made better.
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If a person with a bullet in Dallas can change the world, imagine a person with an idea could do.
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When I was a kid, I figured I would be a physicist when I grew up, and then I would write science fiction on the side. The physicist thing didn't pan out, but writing science fiction on the side did.
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Learn from your dreams what you lack.
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I think I'm more approachable with long hair. When it's short, I come across as being artsy and weird.
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In our studies we keep seeing how difficult it is for traumatized people to feel completely relaxed and physically safe in their bodies. We measure our subjects’ HRV by placing tiny monitors on their arms during shavasana, the pose at the end of most classes during which practitioners lie face up, palms up, arms and legs relaxed. Instead of relaxation we picked up too much muscle activity to get a clear signal. Rather than going into a state of quiet repose, our students’ muscles often continue to prepare them to fight unseen enemies. A major challenge in recovering from trauma remains being able to achieve a state of total relaxation and safe surrender.
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If we're not enthusiastic, we can't get things done. If we're over-enthusiastic, we run into the danger of being fanatical.
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If you can't write your idea on the back of my calling card, you don't have a clear idea.
