Mariella Frostrup Quotes
In the city, I wake bolt upright in the small hours, convinced that intruders are marauding through our apartment despite Swiss bank-style security arrangements.
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At least I want to be making films that are somehow born out of me that are stories I want to tell. The challenge is figuring out how to do it where you can make them personal, yet still deliver to an audience a film experience that is satisfying and emotional, and that's what I'm trying to do.
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It seemed like the more complex the music we were playing, the less able we were to guarantee its consistency.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
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Culturally, the First World War is the war that stands in for other wars.
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A busybody's work is never done.
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By the usual reckoning, the worst books make the best films.
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I don't remember scenes. I'm like, 'Really, we shot that?'
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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I used to be a dancer, and for me it was a really good combination of dance and acting.
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The thing that I really look for in people is enthusiasm and excitement and, not to sound really sappy, that fire in their eyes.
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I'm a collecting maniac and I buy a lot of books and records. I have over thousand cds.
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To be always intending to make a new and better life but never to find time to set about it is as to put off eating and drinking and sleeping from one day to the next until you're dead.
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As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.
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My dad said, 'Cam, you can make this situation a dream or you can make this situation a nightmare.' That struck a fire under me. That was my drive.
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I realized in the early days I just didn't edit at all. But I think you become a little more cagey with your lyrics when you know more people are going to hear them and make assumptions about you as a person. Realizing that, you want to be a little more opaque.
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Is Bill Clinton so good at politics, or are other politicians so bad?
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I think management and technology all come into play in building a super-yacht. It is a challenge - a serious challenge.
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I grew up watching Scooby Doo and Thelma was my favourite character.
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You can go crazy and play solos in the right place, and that's great because it can intensify and bring an emotional lift. But the thing is you don't want to get in the way of the song.
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My understanding is that what was provided was general order of battle information, not operational intelligence. I certainly have no knowledge of US participation in preparing battle and strike packages and doubt strongly that that occurred.
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I always enjoyed writing. I did playlets in high school, I did radio shows in college. That's one of the reasons I went down to Second City, because you could do acting and writing.
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In the city, I wake bolt upright in the small hours, convinced that intruders are marauding through our apartment despite Swiss bank-style security arrangements.
