Alex Garland Quotes
Sequels are generally done in a rush. They're done with a sense of urgency. The first time, you spend a long time developing to get it over the line. The second time, you don't. Your expectations are different, and your motivations are different.
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Science is an international enterprise where discoveries in one part of the world are useful in other parts.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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In its worse forms, conservatism is a matter of 'I hate strangers and anything that's different.'
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There was definitely a time where I did not believe in the Lord. I needed to understand the love of God.
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The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.
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I love ice cream, and I love chocolate.
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My stories are Alaska stories, and they need to be told in Alaska. Evergreen Films is located in Alaska; the company does amazing work, and I am thrilled at the prospect of working together.
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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
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My movies are painfully personal, but I'm never trying to let you know how personal they are. It's my job to make it be personal, and also to disguise that so only I or the people who know me know how personal it is. 'Kill Bill' is a very personal movie.
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The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.
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For me life is a challenge. And it will be a challenge if I live to be 100 or if I get to be a trillionaire.
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Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation.
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You just put yourself into your work, and you can do anything you want, depending on how hard you want to work for it.
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Even the best parents have to spend so much time making ends meet that they cannot help their kids with homework or afford the extra tutoring that wealthier students enjoy. To address these unjust disparities, we need an early education revolution.
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I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.
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I know how demanding the process of creation is.
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I don't know where I come from but I'm here now so deal with it.
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I trust bitcoin more than I trust my bank.
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I have an aversion to news nuggets, so I find myself looking for sites that offer more analysis.
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From making documentaries all these years, it doesn't feel right to lead someone. In narratives, I'm always trying to shoot as though it's really happening, and I trust my actors are going to make decisions that I'm going to be following. I want to follow them.
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Ideally, one should have more material than one can possibly cope with.
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I began as a model, but that did not really hold my interest for too long! I believe I stood out from the parade of models trying to make it in Hollywood, which helped launch my career beyond the one-night-stand horror movie.
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Middle age is when you realize that you'll never live long enough to try all the recipes you spent thirty years clipping out of newspapers and magazines.
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Sequels are generally done in a rush. They're done with a sense of urgency. The first time, you spend a long time developing to get it over the line. The second time, you don't. Your expectations are different, and your motivations are different.
