T. C. Boyle Quotes
I describe myself as an environmentalist not because I'm marching in the street with placards but because I like to be in the woods by myself.
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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I have worked with some great directors.
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I'm not that ambitious chick. I'm not chasing a cover of a magazine or an award. I've just never been that girl. I've always been very content with whatever God blessed me with and he's already blessed me with a lot.
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My comrades would call me a 'black capitalist.'
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In reality, throughout your career, you have to make yourself interesting enough for people to be waiting to see your films. In my case, people are longing to see what I come out with next. That's my success.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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I think back to some of the things Harry said and some of the things I said trying to be funny. If I said them now, it would be on the front page of every newspaper in the country.
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One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go - the whole family.
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Everything has two sides - the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn.
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It's not that that I'm not comfortable being naked, but when you grow up fat, you can't take away the shame or embarrassment even though you're a model. It's not just erased.
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One of the things I love about acting is that I can enter into these other people's lives. But going back to being me at the end of the day is very important, too. That process of remembering who I am.
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I couldn't follow nobody's rules.
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Everyone learns from their experiences.
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On some level, I think we want our reading self to represent our best self.
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I don't know that I'll ever get to make my ideal film, because Frank Capra is dead.
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When I make a film, I am hoping to reinvent the genre a little bit. I just do it my way. I make my own little Quentin versions of them... I consider myself a student of cinema. It's almost like I am going for my professorship in cinema, and the day I die is the day I graduate. It is a lifelong study.
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There will be the 5% on the fringe of any hardcore fanbase that get angry about any change you make to the source material. The truth is that novels, games, comics, and what-have-you are not usually ready to be slapped up on screen as-is.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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Meditation helps me to calm down.
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The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.
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Don't forget to eat a lot of greens and fish oil pills. Those are two of the best things to keep your skin glowing.
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Big companies have always needed and cooperated in areas where it made sense.
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For Conor McGregor, I'm coming out of retirement just to fight Conor McGregor.
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I describe myself as an environmentalist not because I'm marching in the street with placards but because I like to be in the woods by myself.
