Elizabeth Diller Quotes
Architects and food at a construction site equals indigestion. We're always looking for details that haven't been executed correctly.
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I came to live in Shepperton in 1960. I thought: the future isn't in the metropolitan areas of London. I want to go out to the new suburbs, near the film studios. This was the England I wanted to write about, because this was the new world that was emerging.
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The faith that stands on authority is not faith.
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Coming to another hockey Mecca like Toronto makes you a better coach. I want to have fun again. I want to make it fun for everybody, and it's fun when you win.
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When you grow up without it, you want to have it. It's funny, in America some people say, 'Why do you want to make money so much?' And I say, 'Well, I guess you didn't starve as a kid.'
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I first read Heinlein when I was very young.
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Books allow you to see the world through the eyes of others.
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I remember taking my mom and dad to the premiere of 'The Inbetweeners Movie' and being really nervous. My mom was like, 'Laura, don't worry: I've watched all of the first series of the TV show, so I understand what this is going to be like.'
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I'm not the best at video games, but I play them a lot.
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For me, compatibility is a sense of humour, being able to laugh together; that is very important.
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I love science fiction. I always have, ever since I was a kid. I love a lot of science fiction writers. William Gibson is one of my favorite writers.
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There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is.
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I am extremely lucky that I have a husband who is so supportive. He's not in the slightest bit jealous or worried about the things I do in certain scenes.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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We are all terminal.
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Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.
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I look for someone whose upbringing was somewhat similar to mine because they can understand me - love for the family and everything else. You see someone's relationship with their parents, and you realize what that person's going to be like as a parent.
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What is a teacher? I'll tell you: it isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.
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I have a personal issue with Shakespeare. When I first encountered him, he made me feel thick. Well, not him, but the productions I saw.
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The Olympics was really, really stressful because I had never done anything like it. At the same time, I was understanding something like that could never really happen again. I embraced it and took in everything.
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I've failed a lot, you know, in football, and I've gone on a lot of auditions, been told no, been told I'm not right, so I know what failure feels like. It's about the work.
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Architects and food at a construction site equals indigestion. We're always looking for details that haven't been executed correctly.
