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 dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I'm out running.
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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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It's so hard to get started creatively - it's really hard to get those first ideas out. You just have to do it over and over again, and hopefully better ones start to come. Also, anytime a good idea comes up, for a long time I think, "Oh, my God, that was so lucky that I thought of that idea, whew, I hope that happens again." The more you work at it, the more it happens, but it still feels lucky.
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A lot of us would like to move mountains, but few of us are willing to practice on small hills.
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There's a challenge to playing these fantasy figures because they are fantasy figures. You have to enter into this sort of imaginative world of the writer.
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In the name of justice there cannot be subjection and in the name of peace there cannot be impunity.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.
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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.
