T. C. Boyle Quotes
Now that we all live in a bad '70s sci-fi movie, I am made to understand the tyranny of the machines every minute of every day.
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If you say one gets influenced watching a character, I think it's foolish. Cinema reflects society; society rarely reflects cinema.
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My family and I had to overcome a lot to get where we are today.
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Nothing is unfilmable.
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Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s.
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I personally think Beyonce's a strong feminist. What she's done in music and for women is unprecedented. I love her. She definitely makes me feel like more of a woman.
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My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are that don't meet. And then your friends say: It's terrific!
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You have giant Facebook, which wants people to be more engaged, and they also want to grow and trade different things, including content.
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Our world is evolving without consideration, and the result is a loss of biodiversity, energy issues, congestion in cities. But geography, if used correctly, can be used to redesign sustainable and more livable cities.
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You have to relish the challenge of television.
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Sometimes you have to laugh about what gets published; sometimes it's annoying, but in general I don't care.
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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My grandparents lived in Hollywood, and I was surrounded by the romanticism of movies ever since I was a child.
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I can only hope that my future movies will do well.
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Short cycle business are being impacted by credit, and are being impacted by gasoline prices, food, distribution businesses, chemical business.
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I was interested in the war part of 'Star Wars,' so I started reading about what it's like to go to war, what that does to you psychically, about the adrenaline and the rush.
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It's different from Washington in that in the legislature, you have to go home and have a job and actually make a living on your own. That gives you a different perspective.
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I'll work out with my trainer twice a week, and I'll do some Power Pilates and might throw in some yoga. I love to row also. The main thing for me is just to move every single day for 30 minutes to an hour.
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I love working with women.
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I really like clever men who challenge you.
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An American Idol is someone who knows how to change people's lives through music.
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When I put out 'Video Games' in May 2011, it was a 5:25-minute love song; I was surprised when a lot of people said they were listening to it. I was surprised when it went to the radio, without me even knowing how something like that even happens!
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I used to be and I still am into psychology. I would like to be able to pursue something like that, but I don't know. The older I've gotten, the more endearing this business has become and I can't really imagine leaving it.
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The most evocative thing to me is probably when a writer and a group of performers can collectively put together something compelling that asks the really simple question: 'How do we live?'
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Now that we all live in a bad '70s sci-fi movie, I am made to understand the tyranny of the machines every minute of every day.
