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Robert J. Sawyer Quotes

A short story is one idea; a novel is a whole soup of them.

Robert J. Sawyer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: canadian
Birth: April 29, 1960

Topics

Soup Story Short Whole Idea Novel

Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.

Heart Man Born Bottom Detective He

Without humility there can be no humanity.

Humility Humanity Without

I was my thinnest when doing 35 fashion shows a week in different countries because I didn't have time to eat. I've never bought the idea that models in fashion magazines cause readers to have anorexia and bulimia. And you can't be a model if you've got those conditions anyway, because you'll get acne and hair all over your body.

Time Hair Fashion Doing You Body

I went to Drexel University, majored in computer science. Drexel has a great program - they call it co-op - but its, like, mandatory to graduate to do internships. I loved it because it helped me figure out very quickly that I didn't really want to be a programmer.

Science Great Me Loved Want Out

You have to maintain a culture of transformation and stay true to your values.

Culture Transformation You Values

I want to create and write scripted and unscripted shows, digital shows, stage shows.

Create Want Digital Write Stage

I look for characters who are emotionally driven.

Look Driven Who Characters

In the salary-cap-free world of MLB, you get what you pay for... but only if you pay the most.

World You Pay Get Only Most

I've never, ever in my life touched a photographer. Some of the cruellest things I've ever said have been to photographers who are chasing me down the street, some of the sharpest, most efficient emotional barbs. And they know that in that moment, in that one-to-one wit competition, they just got smashed.

Life Moment Competition Me My Life

'Warm Bodies' - I was contractually obligated to deliver a PG-13 movie. But, like, I wanted it to be PG-13 because it's for younger people, and I don't want them not to be able to see it. I mean, you have to kind of think about the marketplace as well.

Jonathan Levine

People Think Warm You Want Kind

My parents told me that education was the path to success - and they showed me, taking me to Head Start while they were pursuing their own college degrees.

Education Success Path Parents Start

Any nerd who grew up around the time that I did, BBC programming was a treasure chest for us.

Time Treasure Programming Up Us Who

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