- Nov 07, 2020
Some Quotes
Small word, wide range of thought.
This page gathers quotes that turn on the word "some" — a small qualifier that shows up everywhere from filmmakers talking about creative limits to reflections on real historical friction, including the 1962 border war fought over disputed Himalayan terrain. If you're also drawn to broader affirmations, the Good quotes collection covers similar ground from another angle.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't even aware that there are different styles of taxidermy, traditional and rogue. I wound up really liking the rogue stuff the most, just because it is more artistic and people can go anywhere with it. That stuff I really liked. Honestly, I would have liked to buy some of those pieces.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was such a weird kid. The really hardcore stuff like Venom - I was totally aware of them, and I listened to some of it - but they actually frightened me.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Bell Labs was an astonishing place for many decades, though it fell on somewhat hard times during the telecom meltdown some years ago, as its corporate owner had to cope with shrinking markets.
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's important to be informed about issues like usability, reliability, security, privacy, and some of the inherent limitations of computers.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I mean, I don't mind promoting a movie, or talking to the press if it's going to be used in some way.
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- Nov 07, 2020
It'd be very difficult to cast me as a ballet dancer. Everybody is, in some sense, controlled by their size and their gender. I'm not going to be allowed to play the part that Denzel Washington plays.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some of my favorite shows are Ricky Gervais' 'Extras' and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.'
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm sure there's some sort of cynicism or fatalism in Ireland and England. We are fatalistic here, and sometimes we need to be shaken out of that.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The physical effort of reading drains some of the pleasure I might take from whatever I'm reading.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I worked at Yahoo, I saw a lot of acquisitions. Some succeeded, and some failed. I think I have learned from that.
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of student directors used to pick other students to be in their graduate films, so. I ended up doing a couple of them just for fun. Eventually, I got an agent through a friend and I did some commercials; then I got Knots Landing.
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- Nov 07, 2020