Barbara Cook Quotes
I look back at photographs and I remember at the time I thought I was not very attractive.
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I keep waiting for a paradigm shift to happen that will let network and studio execs see that sci-fi is the same as any other genre in terms of how you approach it - logically, character-based, with challenging ideas and forward thinking - but I worry that it might never happen in my lifetime.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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I got a bike when I was little, a BMX. I called it 'Fido Dido' after the tough little cartoon guy with spiked hair. I thought he was the coolest thing ever.
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Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after 'All or Nothing,' it took some getting used to - what do you mean there's a script?!?' That kind of thing.
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People always say 'humbling,' but I actually think it's quite inflating being nominated for an award. It's wonderful; it's a great feeling.
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I don't think I tell stories of tragedy. I think I tell stories of love. Even though you're full of tears, I hope that you leave the theatre with your heart feeling like it's going to explode out of your chest. And yes, you've been through the tragedy, but it's ultimately hope that I think you're left with.
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The main reason I backed DeepMind was strategic: I see my role as bridging the AI research and AI safety communities.
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I would very much like to become a best-selling author.
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One of the things I took from my wartime experiences was that reality was a stage set... the comfortable day-to-day life, school, the home where one lives and all the rest of it... could be dismantled overnight.
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You walk past people in streets, or they serve you in shops, and you know nothing about the horrors they may be living with.
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Nobody on this earth has the right to tell anyone that their love for another human being is morally wrong.
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I'm very, very used to hearing no - repeatedly! - and through my experience founding startups, I've learned to view those two little letters not as a final roadblock but as a problem to be solved.
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Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup.
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The guys in Kiss use some make up too so at first it was exiting. I've almost stopped using make-up nowadays.
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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
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I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
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I don't get tired of my work because you can't get tired of something you love and enjoy! But, having said that, I wish to get a break of four to five days, or at least three days, switch off my cell phone, and do what I want to.
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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Really smart people don't want to say stupid things, and they really don't want to be a part of a PR-engineered interview. People really do want to be smart, and they want smart questions. So, if you ask smart questions, there's no way you can't do well.
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You only get one world premiere of your directorial debut.
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I think the truth is always simple. It has pretty much got to be. It needs to be simple enough for a child to understand. Otherwise it'd be too late. By the time you figured it out it would be too late.
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I understood that some parts were still a little sketchy and I wanted some more time to think about whether or not this was really appropriate to release to the Harvard community.
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I wouldn't call myself a recluse, but I am quiet and reserved.
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I look back at photographs and I remember at the time I thought I was not very attractive.
