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Jonathan Evison Quotes

I'm not in the business of meddling with people's destinies - and yes, my characters are real people to me. They have histories and thoughts and yearnings and hurts and misgivings and pleasures that don't belong to me.

Jonathan Evison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1968

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Business People Me Thoughts Real

I grew up in the projects with four older brothers.

Michael Che

Up Older Four Brothers Projects

All the screen cowboys behaved like real gentlemen. They didn't drink, they didn't smoke. When they knocked the bad guy down, they always stood with their fists up, waiting for the heavy to get back on his feet. I decided I was going to drag the bad guy to his feet and keep hitting him.

John Wayne

Waiting Feet Bad Back Smoke Down

It is important to recognize the differences between the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. The treatment of those detained at Abu Ghraib is governed by the Geneva Conventions, which have been signed by both the U.S. and Iraq.

John Yoo

War Differences Important Terrorism

Most of my acting in general is about what's going on in the head, and the lines are just something that comes out.

Stellan Skarsgard

Acting Out Head Something Going

Writing songs about having a nice time - 'Oh I'm so happy on tour with my band' - I'd find it really difficult to write a good song about it.

Sigrid

Good Time Happy Writing Song Find

To pretend you don't feel a certain strangeness after living in England for 40 years is a fallacy.

Trevor McDonald

Feel You Living Years Pretend After

The masses are in reality their own leaders, dialectically creating their own development process.

Rosa Luxemburg

Process Reality Creating Development

I've always been a writer. I've always done writing or spoken-word, hip-hop stuff with my friends.

Mat Kearney

Writing Friends Done Hip-Hop Always

You audition, and then you go and do what's called a test, your network test. So you have to go in front of the network and do it, and the network has to sign off on you.

Sean Maher

You Go Test Off Sign Your

In all honesty, I'm not able to talk about contracts. It's nothing with 'American Idol' in particular, it's just things I really need to take care of in my life.

Mario Vazquez

Life Honesty Care American Take Care

You can't 'work through worry and fear rationally,' because fear isn't rational!

Marianne Williamson

Work Fear Worry You Through Because

Don't make an opinion on me if you don't know nothin' about me.

Lil Wayne

Me Opinion You Know Make Nothin