- Ideas
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- Nov 07, 2020
How Quotes
The questions behind every choice.
This set of how quotes covers a range of specific curiosities, from wondering how an R rating limits a film's audience to asking how a franchise could work without its signature character. Several reflect on the practical 'how' behind creative decisions rather than abstract philosophy. Related reflections continue in our About quotes.
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- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
I understand how hard every guy in this NFL works, especially at the position, especially at the quarterback position.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm from the country. All I've even done was use my hands. I guess that's how I've strengthened them over the years.
- January
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad liked how January went with Jones. My sisters' names are Jina and Jacey Jones.
- Different
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm interested in the gene bank of how Americans have built in different regions in different times.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I guess I knew I was a people person, but I didn't know how much till I had a podcast.
- Information
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know the relationships, and I already know my characters and how I'm going to reveal my characters to my readers - how I'm going to feed them information about that character. That stuff doesn't have to be in my outline.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a Southside suburb of Chicago. It was idyllic. But I was plunked into a family that was not artistic and didn't know how to deal with my emotions.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Listen to advice. You don't know how many writer's conferences I've taught at where at least half the audience fights all the conventions of the field.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had this spooky psychological thing about 'The Piano' before it began, which was how everybody was going to go nuts on the set. Because a film tends to set up the way people are going to behave.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
Education in this country is about how to maintain the status quo and to perpetuate racism.
- I Was Raised
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was raised in the '50s. I was taught by my father that how I looked was all that mattered, frankly.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020