Andrew Davies Quotes
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I'm good at description and imparting flow to a story, but I don't necessarily understand the value of long scenes.
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Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of being totally immersed, turning back into yourself in a good way. A form of meditation, some form of communion with levels of yourself that are deeper than the ordinary self.
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I feel very, very, very intent on only releasing things that I believe are fully worthy.
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I feel like, sometimes, people, because of the amount of media, because of the amount of attention, people seem to think I have to do things. Like, I have to win right now! But I don't feel like that.
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I'm not a sun person.
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A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provide they come close together.
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I believe in social dislocation and creative trouble.
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Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.
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Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that.
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The gravest risks from al Qaeda combine its affinity for big targets and its announced desire for weapons of mass destruction.
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My stepfather had a connection with The Second City and told me I should go there. I woke up in a cold sweat one night and said, 'I'm moving to Chicago.' That's how I went to Second City.
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I rush to add that I find the Web infinitely useful for rustling up information, settling arguments or locating the legends of rock stars.
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I don't aim for perfection. But I do want to try and come up with something interesting.
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South Africa is highly politicised; even small issues become politicised, and it becomes quite bitter.
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For the gay establishment, the death of right and wrong began when gaining civil rights ceased to be enough.
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Be realistic and truthful - and tell Hong Kong businessmen honestly that they should go for long-term investments since it is unlikely money can be made in the short haul.
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Canada definitely has a strong program in women's boxing, and we're showing that women are capable, not just men.
Mandy Bujold -
If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with it.
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As soon as you start claiming you can be someone that you are not, you are crazy.
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Too many of us had to suffer at the hands of a judiciary so independent that it often acted independently of both the basic principles of jurisprudence and the very constitution it swore to uphold and protect.
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Normally with film, it's normal for the screenwriter to never be seen again after finishing until the premiere.
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When you're, like, 190 pounds, dark-skinned, and a new artist that no one really cares about, people don't really take the time to make you look beautiful.
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Novels often have leisurely openings; a TV drama needs an arresting opening.
