Joe R. Lansdale Quotes

I think the big thing is that Stephen King is just a phenomenon, and when he came along, for the first time horror was suddenly considered a very commercial genre. It had always been around, of course, but now, the books had the word 'horror' actually printed on their spines.

Joe R. Lansdale

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 28, 1951

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I remember when I first won the Academy Award and how much I loved it. I just wish there was an award around that you could really believe in again.

Joanne Woodward

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Once the principle is there, that cells have the same genes, my own personal belief is that we will, in the end, understand everything about how cells actually work.

John Gurdon

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As an actor, you generally don't get to choose what projects you are part of, so I've been very fortunate that 'The Book of Mormon' was something I got to be part of. I don't want to be lofty, but it was groundbreaking, in many ways, for musical theater, so that was really thrilling to be part of.

Andrew Rannells

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When you're doing movies, you're traveling all over the world and you really can't be home.

Amanda Bynes

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It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting.

Tris Speaker

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The people who run the game, they are the ones who want to change it and make people believe that it's different somehow. It's not different, the only difference is that some ballplayers today have a chance for a four- or five-year contract and they can make big money.

Tony Oliva

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For me, I never want anyone outside of my immediate family and outside of me to have the power to alter the way that I walk, talk, shop, or date. When you start feeding off of that outside acceptance and accolades, you lose sight of what's actually real. Once you get there, it's kind of hard to double back.

Romany Malco

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Most audiences are being attracted to '12 Strong' because of what they might expect to see from a movie like this, which is that the Americans arrive, they march into the camp, they take it over, and take charge. It's like, 'Everything's going to be fine now. We're here.' That's not how these guys operate. They're very different.

Doug Stanton

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I think there was a time when I was too strict and controlling. I think I asphyxiated my children.

Donatella Versace

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If I have a day off I will play golf.

Dean Norris

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In Italy, everybody buys silver for every special occasion. Baptisms, weddings, you get silver.

Debi Mazar

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I am solidly, 100 percent behind Donald Trump.

Chris Collins

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