Allan Guthrie Quotes

It's possible to be hard-boiled and not noir, just as it's possible to be noir and not hard-boiled. And it is possible to be both. People debate endlessly what is hard-boiled and what is noir.

Allan Guthrie

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PeopleDebatePossibleJustNoir

The loss of my father left a great emptiness in my heart.

John Candy

FatherHeartGreatLossEmptiness

For a lot of people, well-meaning teaching has made poetry seem arcane, difficult, a kind of brown-knotting medicine that might be good for you but doesn't taste so good. So I tried to make a collection of poetry that would be fun. And that would bring out poetry as an art, rather than the challenge to say smart things.

Robert Pinsky

GoodArtChallengeSmartFunPoetry

My experience has been that actors always want to be directed.

John Wells

ExperienceWantAlwaysBeenDirected

It's more responsibility for star kids. Instead of having things easy, expectation is higher. They are compared to their parents, and that's unfair.

Sridevi

ResponsibilityParentsEasyUnfair

One of the things I feel very strong about is the achievement of the Band really being a complete band.

Robbie Robertson

AchievementStrongFeelBandThings

We need to stop thinking about infrastructure as an economic stimulant and start thinking about it as a strategy. Economic stimulants produce Bridges to Nowhere. Strategic investment in infrastructure produces a foundation for long-term growth.

Roger McNamee

GrowthStartFoundationThinking

I support children's charities; I just don't want them around me. It's not very admirable, but it's the truth.

Miriam Margolyes

TruthChildrenSupportMeWantJust

Growing up as a singer, and a cast member, and now as an adult, a songwriter, I get the luxury of choosing the kinds of songs that I want to sing, because I'll write, you know, hundreds of songs. Even though only 12 appear on the album. That's 12 that I've chosen to sing of my catalog.

Jason Mraz

Growing UpLuxuryYouGrowingKnow

What does it mean to not be alone? I've approached that question through music, technology, writing and other means.

Jaron Lanier

MusicTechnologyAloneWritingMean

I was raised Catholic, and I have an aversion to anyone who takes religion to the extreme.

Conor Oberst

ReligionI Was RaisedExtremeWho

I've had a blessed life. I've pulled back from trying to control my destiny and gone back to accepting whatever fate has in store for me. I live for today because I don't know what'll happen tomorrow.

Cilla Black

LifeLiveTodayTomorrowMeBlessed

You try to work with the director and your fellow actors to get somewhere, but other people are the judge of whether you hit that note right.

Ciaran Hinds

WorkPeopleJudgeYouTryRight

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