Alan Dean Foster Quotes
Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers. Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn't done too badly.
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Thank God there is a such thing as hiatus. We got the first 'Dr. Horrible' done in six days, we banged it out.
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Student cartoonists as well as professionals should always be careful that they're not doing a cartoon that already has been done.
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Vulnerability is huge. I love to see that in characters. It's something I feel like a lot of my comedic heroes have always done.
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I've done a lot of sorts of films that are under the radar.
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All the art for Tool is done by the me and the band.
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My daughter's dabbling in showbiz, and she's done a few commercials. She's auditioned for some movies and shows, so I'm letting her pursue that. I'm OK with it.
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I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck.
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When you wait to the last minute, you rush to get things done, and the closer you get to the deadline, the less options you have.
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If a little black girl in Montgomery, Alabama, or some far-reaching region sees something that I do and aspires to do it one day with the knowledge that she can achieve it, then hey, my work is done.
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Almost always, when we have fights in movies, they're done in these strange rooms where nothing gets broken. It's almost like they're in padded cells.
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I'd love to break America, like all artists do. It's a lot of work but, you know, it's got to be done!
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I always do something that I've never done before.
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War is society's dirty work, usually done by kids cleaning up failures perpetrated by adults.
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I had never done TV. I think it's a foolish medium for, most rock 'n roll music. Nobody ever comes off well on TV.
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To me, I think justice is part of forgiving, if it is well done with love.
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I've done a lot of other shows in the U.S. that have been great, but I knew that 'Roadies' was something special. I feel very, very fortunate.
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Protecting a border is not a nice thing. It is not a matter of aesthetics; it cannot be done with flowers and teddy bears.
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I know as soon as a game is finished if I have done well. I don't need people to tell me. I want to achieve perfection.
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I thought writing about somebody current would be a little closer to what I'm used to doing.
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I would describe my personal style as putting Twiggy and Yoko Ono together. It is hobo with no rules.
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I am not sure the others are as committed as Rob Hall and Scott Fischer. I think there is more business now, and I know it will be impossible to stop this Everest business.
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Black rage is largely a response not to white racism but to black failure.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers. Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn't done too badly.
