- 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
- Nov 07, 2020
Most films are rooted in a book or a comic strip, but I don't go out there saying I want to do adaptations.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you are shooting over a period of six months, you tend to forget how dark or bright it was. And when you are using different technologies, having a look book helps during the final grading of the film. So you can design what the film is going to look like even before the colouring process begins.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My people. I have given them a sense of individuality, integrity. I have not made them slaves of any god or any religion. Nor of any holy book or any priest. I have certainly not replaced their god. They are all a part of what I call my traveling circus.
- Gender
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- Nov 07, 2020
Gender doesn't exist in my book.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
Going to so many book events keeps me connected with my readership while constantly reminding me that all the long hours at the drawing desk are worthwhile.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I begin a book with imagery, more than I do with an idea or a character. Some kind of poetic image.
- At Least One
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- Nov 07, 2020
My house is filled with books, most of which I have read, some of which I intend to eventually get to. I'm always reading at least one work of fiction and one work of non-fiction simultaneously. Whatever mood I'm in, there's always a book nearby to suit it.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was little, I carried a book of times tables around everywhere and always tried to get the best score. I like the fact that you don't need any tools, only your head. I also enjoy rules and, with maths, you are either right or wrong.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never been fully transparent or an open book, even to those you'd call close friends.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't originally intend on writing a book. I started writing during the day to feel like I was accomplishing something creative.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Rescue Me' is the first book in a three-book series. Although, like all my series, the books are purposely written so that readers do not have to read them in order.
- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020
The expectation was that 'True Confessions' would be my first published book, but that didn't happen. After it was rejected by every publisher in New York and Canada, I shoved it in a closet and went on to write and publish my next three books.
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- Nov 07, 2020