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Max von Essen Quotes

If I had been born in Paris in the early 1900s and lived through World War II, I feel like my DNA would've been Henri Baurel.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american

Topics

War World Feel Early Born Paris

The cost of adding a feature isn't just the time it takes to code it. The cost also includes the addition of an obstacle to future expansion. The trick is to pick the features that don't fight each other.

Future Time Fight Obstacle Cost

The acting is something that will always be a part of my life, but the writing gives me a lot more creative freedom. You're a pawn in somebody else's chess game, whereas as a writer and as a director, you get to call the shots. And that's very thrilling.

Life Freedom Creative Me Writing

People have said, 'Oh, but you don't look like you're from Manchester.' And I always want to ask, 'What the hell does someone from Manchester look like?'

Tom Glynn-Carney

People Hell Someone You Look Said

I don't know what's in store for me, but I know that I want to create work, and I want to create an environment where I can bring in my favorite people and collaborate with them, and do something that is so much weirder and so different from what you'd see in commercial film.

Work People Me Environment You Know

Jamaican reggae is the style of music I always reach for when ranting to friends about how you could listen to one style of music exclusively for the rest of your life - and it would all be great and varied and worth hearing.

Jonny Greenwood

Life Music Great Style Rest Friends

When I'm writing for Esquire, my conscious thought is, I'm not writing for American Scholar.

Writing Thought American Scholar

The happiest times in my life were the days when I was traveling with Les Brown and his band.

Life My Life Band Days Happiest His

Repression is fantastic.

Fantastic Repression

It is not to be forgotten that what we call rational grounds for our beliefs are often extremely irrational attempts to justify our instincts.

Forgotten Rational Call Beliefs Our

We all like to look good. However, this basic human desire can often get in the way of our listening and our speaking. This tendency often evinces itself in two simple words: 'I know.' But if I know everything, what can I learn? Absolutely nothing.

Julian Treasure

Good Simple Words Listening Learn

Before 'M*A*SH*,' people in the industry didn't know what to do with this guy with the big nose.

People Know Nose Big Industry Guy

A lot of the time, you compromise., which is fine - it's part of not being totally insane.

Time Compromise You Being Fine Part

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