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Michael Morpurgo Quotes

Characters are the key to a good book. It took me several novels to comprehend that.

Michael Morpurgo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: english
Birth: October 5, 1943

Topics

Good Me Book Key Good Book Took

When I was a kid I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up, but I did know what I didn't want to do. I didn't want to grow up, have 2.2 kids, get married, the whole white picket fence thing.

Grow Fence White Know Want Kid

Every choice leads you somewhere, but it might not be where you truly want to be if the decision is based on someone else. It could lead to regrets and what-ifs, but that doesn't mean you wouldn't still have valuable experiences.

Decision Someone You Choice Want

I have seen too many screenwriters of promise become formula addicts and slaves to stop watch structure. Spend that time watching movies, reading screenplays, reading plays, and most importantly - write from your gut.

Time Reading Stop Movies Become Gut

If all you're doing is making money, you have a luxurious but empty life.

Life Money Making Money Doing You

The world of 'Terra Nova' as we joined it... there is a certain amount of prosperity there, and in fact I would say that I was a bit surprised when I first got there to see how it had all developed and how sophisticated the colony was - I had envisioned it being a bit more Swiss Family Robinson, but that wasn't my call.

Family World Say Prosperity See Got

I think the fundamental part of my technique is my vibrato.

Think Technique I Think Part

I have no complaints about 'The Walk.' I made it, and I'm very happy with what happens.

Robert Zemeckis

Walk Happy Happens Made Complaints

To argue about justice is unavoidably to argue about virtues, about substantive moral and even spiritual questions.

Justice Spiritual Questions Moral

When public figures think they can open a business even though they've got no business experience, it's a bad idea.

Business Experience Think Bad Open

I explored rock culture and what the guitar can do though people like Jimmy Page and John McLaughlin, and the music moves away from pop.

Music Culture People Guitar Rock

I'm an actor; I have an ego that is sometimes disproportionate to the reality of the situation.

Christian Slater

Ego Reality Situation Sometimes

Juvenile stuff has always made me laugh. It's what I know.

Me Laugh Know Always Juvenile Stuff

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