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Jim Harrison Quotes

The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of the rest of it and sent it out and only one publisher recognized it.

Jim Harrison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: December 11, 1937 - March 26, 2016

Topics

Peace War Fun Rest Chapter First

Many filmmakers have had that experience. They make a movie, then out of nowhere, they either pass censorship or fail.

Jiang Wen

Experience Censorship Out Fail Pass

All art comes from other art, and all immigrants come from other places.

Jerry Saltz

Art Immigrants Places Come Other

Directing doesn't appeal to me. I'm much more in the world of ideas. My husband is a director, and I understand what it takes to direct. It's a skill set where you have to be able to talk to actors and understand them, and I don't. It's a very different way of being in the world, and I much prefer writing and producing.

Melissa Rosenberg

Me Ideas Writing World Husband You

With literary fiction, generally a film maker falls in love with a book. In commercial fiction, it's a producer or studio falling in love with a book they can make into a movie with worldwide appeal.

Robert Gottlieb

Love Book Falling In Love Falling

I am terribly clumsy, so there is a plethora of walking into lamp-posts, falling over, dropping things, and ruining sofas.

Matt Smith

I Am Walking Over Falling Things Am

When I was four, I just wanted to drive, I collected toy cars. Where does that sort of thing come from? In hindsight you go, 'Oh, liked it because of this.' Maybe it's just the wheel.

Michael Fassbender

Car Drive You Go Wheel Hindsight

I could design an $800 shoe line; it's easy. You use the best materials and you can make beautiful shoes. It's easier than making great shoes for $90.

Steve Madden

Beautiful Great Shoes Best Design

I am absolutely opposed to a national ID card. This is a total contradiction of what a free society is all about. The purpose of government is to protect the secrecy and the privacy of all individuals, not the secrecy of government. We don't need a national ID card.

Ron Paul

Purpose Government I Am Society Free

Our volunteer fire departments know their needs better than Washington, D.C. They need more flexibility on spending grant money from FEMA and Homeland Security.

Mike Ross

Money Fire Better Security Know

Governing is about making tough decisions, but it's also about figuring out a better way to do things.

Mike DeWine

Tough Better Decisions Way Out

There has been a stigma around letting movies be seen on home screens on the same day as theatrical screens. Universal said they were going to do it with 'Tower Heist,' but they backed off when challenged by the theater owners. I understand where the theater owners are coming from on big studio movies.

Jay Chandrasekhar

Home Day Said Movies Understand Big

I do kind of marvel at my journey. But at the same time, I look back at a lot of the steps, and maybe not every step, but a lot of the steps, and since I was 12 or 13, I look at the people who helped me and the moments that were inspirational to me, and you can recall what my mindset and what my make-up was at that time to try and be the best.

Chris Bosh

Inspirational Journey Time Best Step