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Of course you can trust me," Jake Hix said. "We read the same books.

When Did You See Her Last?

Boredom is not black licorice, Snicket," she said. "There's no reason to share it with me.

When Did You See Her Last?

Freedom is saying I want to do this Not that

When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead: Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man

...much of modern military tactics is geared toward maneuvering the enemy into a position where they can essentially be massacred from safety. (pg. 140)

War

...and it strikes her, as she walks, that borders, like hatred, are exaggerated precisely because otherwise they would cease to exist altogether. 

Zoli

I'm very organized - and the best thing - when you love your work, you don't mind putting in 15 hour days. It's joyful.

Adriana Trigiani

What stop-motion does best is present real objects magically brought to life in a very imperfect situation; the hand of the artist is there, the electricity of someone touching, massaging and torturing themselves to get life out of an inanimate objec...

Henry Selick

Good and Evil are opposite points on a circle, Dr. Chiver. Greater good is just halfway back to Bad.

The Dress Lodger

Whenever the boss has 'fun' activities, there's got to be a parable or a lesson. Employees feel like they're supposed to be taking notes.

Greg Daniels

I would like to tell you that I wrote my book to push back artistic boundaries. But I didn't. I wrote it to impress a girl.

Gideon Defoe

I devoted myself to writing for years without representation or a promise of anything. And there were times when I felt quite down about my prospects.

Geoffrey S. Fletcher

One of the most ephemeral and important things is atmosphere and tone and it's very hard to put your finger on what creates that.

Julia Leigh

It's dangerous to think too much about how a film will be received. Filmmaking is not a popularity contest. Some would disagree.

Julia Leigh

There is a difference between a voyeur and a tender witness. Maybe I think the audience is more of a tender witness than a voyeur, which has a shady undertone.

Julia Leigh

I'm trying to get under people's skin in a way. I don't like films that go in one ear and out the other.

Julia Leigh

All this talk about writing is a little bit moot, because it is almost an unthinking process. It is actually a paradox because you are constantly making choices.

Julia Leigh

Yet, even amidst the hatred and carnage, life is still worth living. It is possible for wonderful encounters and beautiful things to exist.

Hayao Miyazaki

In my opinion, right now there's way too much hype on the technologies and not enough attention to the real businesses behind them.

Mark Cuban

I don't think there's any question that the UFL or any other league that wants to challenge the NFL can have an impact. The demand for professional football is off the charts.

Mark Cuban

Go out there and get rich. Get so obnoxiously rich that when that tax bill comes, your first thought will be to choke on how big a check you have to write.

Mark Cuban

With the exception of 'Descent,' that was a very conscious thing to make an action or horror movie that was an all-female cast because I hadn't seen anything like that before.

Neil Marshall