- Nobody
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
When my wife and I got married, she thought of me being an easygoing person, and I warned her I wasn't.
- Dinner
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2002, a Scottish journalist, during a dinner meant to be private, absolutely wanted me to react to Stephen Hawking's comments. I said one shouldn't pay too much attention to what Hawking was saying because he was a celebrity but not a specialist of elementary particle theory.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
My inbox and doormat are full with emails and letters from people who want me to endorse their Higgs board game or to inaugurate the walkway of their new office atrium. There's even a microbrewery in Barcelona which wants to know what my favourite beer is so they can brew a similar one in my honour. It is quite mad.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Over the years I've tried to be clear about the things that are important in life, the things that matter, and I've tried to pursue them, and, I've had a certain sense of 'stickability,' hanging in there, and I suppose that's me.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you balance it against New Order, New Order don't work or tour relentlessly. We definitely work in our own way and sometimes it's a bit too slow for me, so I like to plan ahead and fill my time up.
- Filmmaking
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- Nov 07, 2020
Filmmaking for me is always aiming for the imaginary movie and never achieving it.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
There was a great magazine in the '80s called 'Cinemagic' for home moviemakers who liked to do monster and special effects movies. It was like a magazine written just for me.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I watch 'Goodfellas,' and suddenly it frees me up entirely; it reminds me of what great film directing is all about.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first day I start shooting, I start having a recurring nightmare that every single night that I am lying in bed, and there is a film crew surrounding the bed, waiting for me to tell them what to do, and I don't quite know what movie I am supposed to be making.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always felt that, in America, we're all equal. I don't care what you make or what kind of car you drive. You're not better than me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had several turtles before they were in. People seemed to think they were funny. Now everyone is wearing them practically every place. I think that's real fine, but I don't agree they should go to a formal affair. Turtlenecks with dinner jackets seem ridiculous to me.
- Impossible
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm proud of 'Mission: Impossible.' It made me famous beyond my wildest dreams.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People have asked me whether I have a science background. No, but I have a great curiosity about the kinds of things we do on 'Discover.'
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think we were born 6 feet tall and then started to grow from there. My dad's not particularly tall - only 5 feet, 11 inches - but his mother was almost 6 feet and straight as a ramrod: a German woman who used to scare the hell out of me.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
It takes a while to establish a character. Richard Boone once told me he didn't really get the character in 'Have Gun - Will Travel' until the 16th show. You just plant a seed, water it, let the sun shine on it, and hope it blooms.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nothing drew me to the film business. I was propelled by the fear and anxiety of Vietnam. I had been drafted into the Marines. My brother was already serving in Vietnam. I bought, if you will, a stay of execution - both literally and figuratively - and went on to graduate school of business from the law school that I was attending.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020