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Dean Devlin Quotes

I think we have a culture that creates heroes and then needs to knock them down, and then you have to see what the third act brings.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: american
Birth: August 27, 1962

Topics

Culture Think You Down Heroes See

Anyone who knows me, knows I don't walk away from a commitment, but I had a commitment to myself. Yes, there were times Nickelodeon made it more difficult than it needed to be, but there were also times they made it easier.

Myself Commitment Walk Me Difficult

Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.

Happiness Memory Nothing Like

I can't believe I've turned into a typical old man.

Man Believe Old Man Old Typical

That's what you want to do, is get recognized for accomplishments you've had on the field, not off the field. That's always my goal, to find ways to do that.

You Find Goal Want Always Get

Film, you get to go to other locations and live the culture for a little while. You also form a strong bond with your cast, which is a lot of fun. Plus, you only have to live with the character for a couple months at a time.

Live Character Time Culture Fun You

I've been doing this since I was a kid. Then, I got in trouble for painting like this on the wall, but now, I get paid for it.

Painting Doing Wall Trouble Now Kid

You gotta know that you're better than anybody, 'cause to me, if you don't go in like that, you're gonna lose! They're gonna punk you out! On any stage, court, business venture, on the anchor desk - whatever. You've got to go in believing, 'I can do this better than anybody.'

Business Me Better You Lose I Can

We think continuity's important.

Think Important Continuity

When companies create ridiculous and demoralizing rules to halt the outlandish behavior of a few individuals, it's a management problem. There's no sense in alienating your entire workforce because you don't know how to manage performance. It makes a bad situation that much worse.

Travis Bradberry

Performance Management Behavior You

It's important to remember that life is hectic and unpredictable.

Mary Helen Bowers

Life Remember Important Unpredictable

I did my first contest, and I got third, and my dad was, like, 'Wow, she has potential.' And I went back when I was 7, and I won. And my dad's like, 'All right,' and then he dropped everything.

Potential Back She First Right Wow

The change we seek for our nation is not the choice of an individual but must be the calling of a country.

Change Choice Country Nation Seek

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