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- 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
- Insight
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- Nov 07, 2020
And no book gives a deeper insight into the inner life of the Negro, his struggles and his aspirations, than, The Souls of Black Folk.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wouldn't ever presume to say that I am a comic book fan.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I would like to think that it's the actor that makes the difference in these cases. Not the director, not the guy that wrote the book, not the guy that adapted it for the screen, but the actor.
- Dracula
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been a Dracula/vampire aficionado, being half-Romanian myself. Dracula has always been close to my heart - in fact, I have a first edition of Bram Stoker's book. I read it over and over again as a young kid.
- Flower
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everybody has a right to like or dislike anything or anyone. From a flower to a flavor to a book or a composition but it is very sad that in our country we actually fight over such things in an unseemly manner.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
An author needs to be in the market. He or she needs to come out with a new book every year. That keeps you alive in the public mind and gives a push to your older books.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you have sold the film rights to somebody, take your money and leave. If the producers need you, they will call you. But you have to be careful about who you are selling your book to, and ensure that it is not tampered with.
- Beginning
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- Nov 07, 2020
A thriller needs to hold the interest of the reader from the very beginning. It needs to engage with them, hold them in rapt attention, and prevent them from putting down the book.
- Lights
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- Nov 07, 2020
My understanding is that a book becomes a best seller only when it is pirated, sold on footpaths and at traffic lights.
- Online
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a certain amount of intrigue that gets created by revealing portions of the book and, in the process, generating a certain amount of interest. Often, authors do this by releasing a few chapters online or even releasing film-like trailers.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
After my first book, I figured that since it was successful, I wanted to continue things better.
- Smoke
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- Nov 07, 2020
I even smoke in bed. Imagine smoking a cigar in bed, reading a book. Next to your bed, there's a cigar table with a special cigar ashtray, and your wife is reading a book on how to save the environment.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Woodcuts have a really timeless sort of feel, and they feel like a book that's a couple hundred years old.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to ever write a book that seems like it's pandering to younger people or talking down to people who I know are very smart.
- Great Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think my background in film taught me that a great book adaptation is not always slavishly faithful to the source material.
- Order
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- Nov 07, 2020