Brian Helgeland Quotes

There are plenty of writers who are going to become a director after their next job, but no one will believe you're a director unless you believe it.

Brian Helgeland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 17, 1961

Topics

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The ideal beauty is a fugitive which is never found.

Joan Rivers

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I was just obsessed with soul singers who had these big powerful voices. I used to listen to Aretha, Whitney, Mariah and try and imitate them, note for note and riff for riff.

Jess Glynne

SoulPowerfulTryListenBigUsed

One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life.

Jerome K. Jerome

LifeDailyBestAppreciateEnjoy

Violence is a calm that disturbs you.

Jean Genet

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Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you.

John Ruskin

LightWalkDarknessYouComeWhile

No, United Artists was a very extraordinary organization, because once they had agreed on the director, they believed in letting him have his way. They trusted me, and that doesn't often happen.

John Schlesinger

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If you only have work clothes - the black trouser and ribbed turtleneck you got four years ago at the Gap - you're not participating in your own style personality.

Stacy London

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Surround yourself with people you can always learn something from. Always work with people that are better at their craft than you are.

Tony Vincent

WorkYourselfSurround YourselfLearn

I would be a terrible director, I could never write anything. One of my great strengths is that I know all of my weaknesses.

Topher Grace

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Being able to run an NBA team at 19 is not easy.

Jason Kidd

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I've carried my chip with me my entire career. I've had to fight and claw for every position I've had. I sat on the bench as a junior in high school, I had to compete my senior year in high school to get the job. I competed again at Vanderbilt before having success.

Jordan Rodgers

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When I got a chance, I went back and shared those experiences that were important to me. George Washington High, the campus at San Francisco State, and even back to Emerson Elementary school and Roosevelt Junior High. I was happy to do it, to go back and see if all the same teachers were there.

Johnny Mathis

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