John Lanchester Quotes

Because the Spanish eat so crazily late - anybody who's been to Spain has had the experience of sitting down at 9:30 P.M. to find themselves the first customer in the restaurant - they tend to favour an early-evening drink and a nibble to keep them going.

John Lanchester

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As much as I like to explore the world, I explore music - from classical to rock.

Jochen Zeitz

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People think I'm fearless. But I'm human.

Megyn Kelly

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When I was an actor in some movies a long time ago, I was so curious about all the camera movements - why is the camera placed here, and why does it move like this? And why the set and the background, the color? It's a lot of questions for me to ask, because I was so interested, not only in acting, but also the whole process of filmmaking.

Stephen Chow

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First of all, what in this world does not revolve around money? But money is a big part of film, unlike a lot of other art forms.

Spike Lee

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It's important to slow down, every now and then, for no other reason than to call someone to say 'Hi.' It doesn't have to be a long conversation. Just calling out of the blue does more to let someone know you still care about them than nearly anything else.

Simon Sinek

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I started writing songs at 17.

Miranda Lambert

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Women have always been incredible. They've always been amazing.

Jordan Gavaris

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What I love is getting polarized opinions.

Brendon Urie

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The mind of the writer does indeed do something before it dies, and so does its owner, but I would be hard put to call it living.

Annie Dillard

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I really wished I had done the backpacking-through-Europe thing when I was younger, but I was busy doing musical theater.

Annie Wersching

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Sometimes you feel all alone. You come out of a meeting, and something sexist has been said to you: That movie will never be made with that female lead. And you think, 'How am I ever gonna get another job?' When you hear other women having the same experiences, it makes you feel like, 'Well, I'm gonna keep going, and we're gonna fight this system.'

Allison Schroeder

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I want to know where my food comes from and the conditions in which it's grown. I also want to embrace traditional British produce, and seasonality.

Sheherazade Goldsmith

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