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Michael Dirda Quotes

Neither my mom nor my dad ever bought me any comic books. Certainly not for Christmas. I suspect that doing so would have violated the Parents' Code.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: critic
Nationality: american
Birth: 1948

Topics

Parents Me Mom Doing Christmas Code

In TV films, it's nice to get out of town for six weeks or two months, whatever it is, do your thing, and you're out, ready for the next assignment.

You Ready Nice Two Whatever Out

I don't like to dwell all day over one scene as you do in a big feature.

Day You Dwell Over Big Like

It really helps a comedian to be an outsider.

Outsider Comedian Really Helps

As a continent, I think there are opportunities for Asia to accept imports of Wyoming coal.

Opportunities Think Accept Wyoming

By now all rock bands are wise enough to be suspicious of music industry scum.

Music Wise Enough Now Rock Industry

The fact that we die is one of the more interesting things that happen to us. Fiction ought to be about bottom lines, and that's as bottom-line as you can get.

Interesting Die You More Fiction Us

Playing live was always definitely a lot more fun. You picture it: working alone in the studio eight or 10 hours a day with nobody else there, being frustrated and driven crazy by all of the things that you have to deal with, vs. thousands of people screaming and singing along with you playing.

Live Alone Day Fun People Singing

I am biased to my show as a whole but it is still very entertaining.

I Am Entertaining Show Whole Still

If you go to a game nervous, you make a mistake.

Mistake Game You Go Nervous Make

I have an opinion. I have my own taste.

Opinion My Own Taste Own

'The Chosen,' if you recall, was based on the Chaim Potok novel and featured Robbie Benson's persuasive performance as a Hasidic Jew.

Performance You Persuasive Chosen

A lot of what you're seeing these characters go through is something that either is a story one of the actors told in the writers' room or one of the writers themselves told in the writers' room.

Story You Seeing Go Room Something

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