Jonathan Franzen Quotes

If you're interested in how people behave, if you're interested in the way they talk about themselves, the way the conceive of themselves, it's very hard to ignore drugs nowadays, because that is so much part of the conversation.

Jonathan Franzen

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When you shoot a film, it takes six months, and it's very important keep the morale of the crew up top, all the time, and keep them on their toes, and keep them enthusiastic.

John Glen

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I am going to embarrass myself. I have accepted that fact, and that's just how it's going to be.

Jen Lancaster

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By the time I wrote 'Any Given Sunday' or 'Bats,' I sort of knew what my job was in terms of what a writer of dialogue does.

John Logan

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I'm not one of those little kids that grow up wanting to be an actor.

Travis Fimmel

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When I booked 'Arrested Development,' which was a fantastic job, and I was working with an amazing cast and some of the best writing I've ever done, I still found myself looking for the next thing.

Tony Hale

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I don't want to be forgotten or not have helped as many people as I can before I pass.

RJ Cyler

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Good movies are my weakness. I have seen several international movies ranging from English to Spanish, German, Russian, Japanese, and Chinese.

Roop Durgapal

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I'm proud of being part Cherokee, and I think it's time all us Indians felt the same way.

Loretta Lynn

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Michael Jordan brings millions of dollars when he shows up in an arena. Since money is how we judge people, he's very valuable.

Don Yaeger

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At the end of the day, I am a Marwari. So I will always think of business like a Marwari!

Dinesh Paliwal

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India lends itself well to fictionalization, but ultimately, it all depends on the writer's imagination.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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By the time I reached the sixth form at my local grammar school, my father would glower at me every time I passed him with a stack of books under my arm, warning me there was no money to go to university.

Christopher Fowler

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