Chris Pavone Quotes
Whatever's good about your book should be good on page 1, or very few editors are going to get to page 2.
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I like when everything's naturally moving along - I find that pretty exciting.
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I love wrestling, but to wrestle just one style for the rest of my life seems like it would really hold me down creatively.
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When I graduated from university I tried to buy a beeper, and it cost me $250. My pay at the time was $10 a month.
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I want to pursue a career in film.
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I love anything to do with history.
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Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
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My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior.
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The game has given me so much, and I tried to give so much back to the people who have showed me so much love day after day.
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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On one hand I am this weird androgynous tomboy where I'm strangely low maintenance and have a five-minute makeup regimen. On the other I'm obsessed with all things beauty, from skin care to makeup.
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I don't want to be someone else.
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Then all of a sudden, Quentin Tarantino comes along and puts a song from 40 years ago in one of his films and they've suddenly discovered you. That was a real gift that Quentin gave me.
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My motto is more, 'If you want to find something new, look for something new!' There is a certain amount of risk in this attitude, as even the slightest failure tends to be resounding, but you are so happy when you succeed that it is worth taking the risk.
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Whatever you think of Trump, I think most people would agree he is impulsive, and we certainly have an impulsive leader in North Korea in Kim Jong-un. That's an unholy combination.
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Stay true to your own voice, and don't worry about needing to be liked or what anybody else thinks. Keep your eyes on your own paper.
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We almost need a revolution in the culture of our thinking about football.
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I've been acting since age 8. I just stopped enjoying it as much as I used to.
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Through teaching myself how to be happy and get through things, I hope I can also do that for other people.
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I could enjoy the life that I had by virtue of the educational attainment that my grandparents and parents had pursued. Education was always incredibly valued in our family.
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One capitalist always kills many.
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It's important to air your concerns and fears with someone you trust. When you're honest about how you can change and grow, and where your weaknesses are, then you open the door for improvement and change.
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I writhe when I see myself on the screen. I'm such a dreadfully clumsy hulking image. I say to myself, 'Why doesn't he get off? Why doesn't he get off?' I mean, I look like such an idiot. Some fat awkward thing dredged up from some third-rate drama company. I must stop thinking about it, otherwise I shan't be able to go on working.
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I guess I can be surprised I'm alive. I'm taking a little better care of myself than when I was a young person. My father died when he was 63. My mother made it to 74. My grandparents, God, they were dropping like flies.
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Whatever's good about your book should be good on page 1, or very few editors are going to get to page 2.
