Doug Liman Quotes

I've often found, as I did with 'Bourne,' where I was inspired by the events of Iran-Contra when I designed the CIA for the 'Bourne' franchise, that the reality of how things work is usually more compelling than the superficial, made-up version that Hollywood sometimes does.

Doug Liman

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You talk to any of the job creators, and they'll tell you one of the things that concerns them the most is the debt. And so high levels of indebtedness are going to lead to high levels of taxation, which lead to high level of unemployment.

Jeb Hensarling

JobYouDebtTalkTellHigh

The business model of racing is not a pretty one.

Jeff Gordon

BusinessRacingPrettyModel

Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.

Ambrose Bierce

BreadSideActWhichDeliberation

My mother was Canadian, so you never knew what she was thinking.

Shirley MacLaine

MotherThinkingYouNeverSheKnew

I have always been a romantic, one of those people who believes that a woman in pink circus tights contains all the secrets of the universe.

Tom Robbins

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The black community wants to buy things and want to see themselves portrayed in a certain way. And if they don't like what they see, then they won't spend their money. Everyone's not gonna always relate to Captain America; everyone is not going to always relate to Thor. A lot of characters just don't speak to them.

Mike Colter

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When I write I try as far as possible to forget I'm writing it at all. I tell it down onto the page, as if I'm telling it to one person only, my best friend.

Michael Morpurgo

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For some reason, it popped into my head the notion that a lot of the Next Generation cast in the long run of that show managed to step behind the camera.

Michael Shanks

StepGenerationCameraLongRun

Before dance came into my life, I don't really remember having any major goals or dreams of wanting to be anything.

Misty Copeland

LifeGoalsDreamsDanceMy Life

Men pretend they don't like to be nagged, but they love it, really. It makes them feel wanted.

Denise Van Outen

LoveMenFeelPretendLikeWanted

When you're onstage and you know you're bombing, that's very, very scary. Because you know you gotta keep going - you're bombing, but you can't stop.

Christopher Walken

Keep GoingYouStopKnowScaryKeep

The funniest women I've known are Southern. It is such a vital way to get what you want. Charm and grace and a sense of humor will take you a long way.

Connie Britton

WomenHumorGraceLongYouWant

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