Edgar Wright Quotes
The worst thing you can do after a test screening is slash it for the lowest common denominator.
Quotes to Explore
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No one has to learn to spell to talk, right? You see a little kid holding a conversation with an adult. He probably doesn't know the words he's saying, but he knows where to fit them to make what he's thinking logical to what you're saying.
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I love to have no plans. It is amazing where your day can turn when you have no plans: meeting people or just going to a little pub on the side of the road.
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If a political opponent has different approaches than mine, that doesn't make them a bad person. It means they have different backgrounds, experiences, and ideas.
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Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.
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I've done comedy most of my career, which I love, but I wanted to expand.
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I thought 'Garfunkel and Oates' would be too confusing, but it ended up being confusing in the best of ways because the first time we played a comedy club, it was because they thought we were the real Garfunkel and Oates.
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The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.
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I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying.
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I'm a huge historical fiction and non-fiction fan.
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A love of books has opened so many doors for me. Stories have inspired me and taught me to aspire.
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You probably don't need more weapons than what's required to destroy every city on earth. There's only 2,300 cities. So, the United States, by that criteria, only needs 2,300 nuclear weapons - well, we've got more than 25,000!
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I've stayed focused on the job at hand representing the people of the 5th district... a voice for everyone rich or poor or male or female.
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People don't really want reality. They want theater, and that's different.
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As his talent expands, some of his stories become pointed social commentary; some are surprisingly effective religious tracts, disguised as science fiction. Others still are nostalgic vignettes, but under it all is still Bradbury, the poet of 20th-century neurosis.
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Christianity, Judaism and Islam all share a gospel, loosely, and it's important that we all realize that.
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I want to try everything.
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The gods did not reveal, from the beginning, all things to us.
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I think the American people want to see the interactivity between candidates and audiences, and tough questions posed by people and how you handle them under fire.
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I don't harp on the negative because if you do, then there's no progression. There's no forward movement. You got to always look on the bright side of things, and we are in control. Like, you have control over the choices you make.
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When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
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Big business has no party and never shall have.
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When I was little, I had concerts on the subway, and old ladies came up to me like, 'You are so good!'
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Fame: Ain't gonna live forever. Never worried about dying 'cause it can be any better, but whatever happens to happen always happens for the worst. So if the worst is yet to happen, I hope it happens to you first.
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The worst thing you can do after a test screening is slash it for the lowest common denominator.
