Antony Johnston Quotes
I like high fantasy as much as the next guy, but I also like a bit of grit and grime with my faux-medieval trappings.
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It constitutes a superhuman effort to lead any people in times of crisis. Without them, the changes would be impossible.
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It delights me that I don't fit the stereotype of an actress.
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I want to drink champagne from ladies' shoes.
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There's nowhere like Detroit; it's a modern necropolis: all these art deco masterpieces crumbling away.
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When you are studying jazz, the best thing to do is listen to records or listen to live music. It isn't as though you go to a teacher. You just listen as much as you can and absorb everything.
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Do we really want to continue to push out the envelope of survival only to see other things crop up that we may not like?
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We who came here saw what was happening. This was far more than a war in a faraway place. This was a moral imperative, a terrible vision of the future.
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I haven't only been offered Hasidic roles.
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I did my thesis on clowns. It's a powerful thing when you've got this little red nose on. It's a mask, the smallest in the world, but it unveils you. You stand up there and do these exercises that free you, let you play, and see what comes out. What comes out is the truth.
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The intensity of being in front of all these incredible musicians and tremendous conductors in these elaborate halls can be overwhelming.
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There's obviously a group who enjoys what Tyler Perry is putting out there. And why fault them? And there's a group that loves the things that Spike does. So they should enjoy that, too. Is it my taste? Maybe not, but I'm not going to fault anybody for doing what they're doing as long as people are showing up.
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There are some circumstances in which the First Amendment interest comes up against another interest that is really important and in which we have to make a decision in a particular case as to which is more important.
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To me, success is choice and opportunity.
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There is no better way to bring people together than with desserts.
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I went through a lot of phases and studied many religions. I am not into religion, I am spiritual.
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I simply wanted to get through college as quickly as humanly possible. I had no interest in extracurricular activities or anything that required me to be social. I was allergic to people.
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If there was no Black Sabbath, I could still possibly be a morning newspaper delivery boy. No fun.
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I have a pig valve.
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In Henry Adams, I discovered not only the prototype of the modern thinker but also someone who is more interesting: a viper-toothed, puling, supercilious crank, thwarted in ambition, aging gracelessly, mad at the cosmos, and ashamed of his own jejune ideals. He is nevertheless very dear to me.
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I just really want to make a good show and make it as interesting as I can, and anything else is kind of above my pay grade.
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I don't have interns. I don't have a manager. I don't have assistants. I don't have a secretary. I can't figure out Outlook Express. I'm the worst person in the world answering e-mails, and my phone is probably the oldest, most battered phone you can find. So I just talk to people.
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However, if we examine the Canadian scene closely enough, we can see signs of this physical and spiritual rot settling into a number of our Canadian urban centres with a troubling spill-over into many of our more rural areas.
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When I was 8 years old, I saw 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' in Charlotte, North Carolina. I walked out of there and was so inspired. I loved the movie, and I knew I wanted to be that guy.
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I like high fantasy as much as the next guy, but I also like a bit of grit and grime with my faux-medieval trappings.
