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- Nov 07, 2020
People Quotes
Quotes about people, privacy, and human nature.
This page collects quotes touching on people in different senses - novelists describing how characters take on independent vitality, and technologists warning how easily people's movements and data can be tracked. It's a broader mix than a single theme, much like Like Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Determining
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've noticed that when people make vampire movies, they're always determining which of the rules they're going to stick to and which they'll abandon.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
People are fascinated with eternal life and physical power - the idea of having no vulnerability. We all feel small and powerless in the world at times, so the temptation to be a vampire is compelling.
- Nov 07, 2020
I love stories about people that, whatever situation they're in, you can relate to them in a way.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was first starting out as a kid, I tried to pad my resume with everything I had ever done - ice-skate, carry a tune. I can't dance for my life, but I can learn, so I'll tell people I can dance. I play the piano - I'm a really good pianist, actually.
- Desire
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've really fought to get into rooms, and I'm a big believer in auditioning. It's hard, because I'm insecure, but I have an intense desire to prove myself to people.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I did 'Percy Jackson,' people told me, 'Oh, you're going to be so famous... you're not going to be able to walk down the street... it's going to be huge,' and it wasn't - although it was big for my career.
- Different
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, I had so many people I looked up to and was so inspired by all these different people. It's cool to be in that position.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like it's very important to connect with the people who are passionate about what I'm doing.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm honored that people would think of me for any big role that is talked about a lot.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a great student, so I don't know that I would have been a great detective. Part of my brain sort of works that way, like wanting to figure out puzzles and figure out what happened and why people do the things they do and who they are and how it happened.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love the 'Percy Jackson' movies. That was my big break. I love the people I worked with. It was a really magical experience for me.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I first moved here, I almost felt like I was obligated to hate L.A. as a New Yorker. I moved way too fast for this city. I walked everywhere, and I was lonely, too. It was a really hard time not knowing anybody, and you don't run into people the way you do in New York. You can go a week without seeing anyone.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think for writers, I think it's really important to court eviction from your tribe: to expose things and to wake people up. And so I think that that can feel like a violation to the people you love the most.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's probably cliche to say this, but in my experience, people are far more alike than they are dissimilar.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020