- Nov 07, 2020
Book Quotes
Why books work the way they do.
This page highlights what books can do that film can't, including slower pacing and quiet stretches, alongside a reminder that some things simply translate poorly to screen. For a companion collection, see Books.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love the solitude of being on a plane and finally getting to read an entire book and being left alone.
- Read
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I read a book, it's Lou Reed's voice narrating it.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to be a shoe designer, but I never thought it could be a profession. But what was the alternative? Doctor? Too dirty! Air-hostess? Maybe not! Then someone gave me a book on Roger Vivier, and, cheri, instantly I knew that was it!
- Cooking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always thought the name of my first book would be 'The Insecure Chef,' because when I started cooking, I was so nervous.
- Nice
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't cook, but I have a nice book of menus... and I can plate and set the table.
- Alive
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- Nov 07, 2020
The general effect of viewing 'Jumanji' is thrilling. I was able to see on film a thing that at one point had only existed in my imagination. I got to see the images from my book come alive.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was the case for a number of years that I was doing a book a year, but that was back when I was part-time teaching - and since 1991, I've been a parent, so that cuts into the time!
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
A good picture book should have events that are visually arresting - the pictures should call attention to what is happening in the story.
- Art
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always thought of the book as a visual art form, and it should represent a single artistic idea, which it does if you write your own material.
- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
I sculpted for four or five years. Mostly for my own amusement, I decided to do a picture book, and that was kind of a turning point.
- Nov 07, 2020
A book sometimes seems to impose a through-line to life that real life doesn't actually have.
- Conquer
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 11 years old, I thought, 'All I really wanna be able to do is my own comic book,' and I'm doing it. I don't have any other real ambitions. I have nothing to conquer at all.
- Nov 07, 2020
I spend a huge amount of time writing about the book instead of writing the actual text.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020