Douglas Brunt Quotes

The last book I read before I wrote my first book - 'Ghosts of Manhattan' - was 'The Gold Coast' by DeMille. I loved it, and it gave me a lot of energy to start into my own.

Douglas Brunt

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What the podcast novelists do isn't all that different from what self-publishers do. We put the books out in different formats, but the goal is the same: build an audience and attract a publisher.

Jeremy Robinson

GoalBuildSameAudienceOutBooks

Whoever can surprise well must conquer.

John Paul Jones

SurpriseConquerWellMustWhoever

I don't get offered many comedies.

Anna Maxwell Martin

GetManyComediesOffered

It's funny, people don't think of 'Cloverfield' as being restrained because it's a handycam movie, but the only reason it's a handycam movie is because that was supposed to be the reality of the situation.

Matt Reeves

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The difference is this: If you write a good book, it'll get published. If you have a great screenplay, there is no guarantee.

John Sandford

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As soon as I see period costume, I turn off. It's like hearing drama on Radio 4.

Steve Coogan

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I cannot say that I write with any social objective. One writes because one loves writing, really.

Tom Stoppard

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No one wants to abandon the Israelis. But I think the perception is, and I think it's probably an accurate perception, that the tail is leading the dog - that we are giving the Israelis carte blanche ability to exercise whatever they want to do in their area.

Michael Scheuer

DogPerceptionThinkGivingExercise

The idea is not to restructure the economy as much as to seize the opportunities available that we didn't address before.

Mohammad bin Salman

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I have a personal prosperity plan. I know where my money goes, and how I can spend it more fruitfully. A prosperity plan is something fluid that may alter month to month.

Julia Cameron

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Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter. It is about laying the groundwork for others' success, and then standing back and letting them shine.

Chris Hadfield

LeadershipSuccessBestTeamShine

Good food is good food. It doesn't have to come with pretense.

Christina Tosi

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