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William Gibson Quotes

I don't begin a novel with a shopping list - the novel becomes my shopping list as I write it.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: March 17, 1948

Topics

Shopping Write Begin Novel List

I love more than anything looking at a movie scene by scene and seeing the intention behind it. It allows you to really appreciate the hand of the filmmaker.

Love Looking Appreciate You Seeing

I personally love J.Lo because she's a fashion icon and I love her music.

Jessica Sanchez

Love Music Fashion She Her Icon

Whenever I hear someone describe something as a 'kids movie' or a 'family movie,' it immediately has a negative connotation in my mind because I think, 'Well, as an adult, I wouldn't go see it by myself, because it's purely for children and it holds nothing for me and it's simplistic and it's kind of easy.'

Family Children Myself Mind Me Easy

Ted Williams is one of the best hitters ever to play the game, and I didn't get a chance to see him play, so all I could do was read books and look at pictures.

Best Game Chance Look Pictures Play

By a twist of fate rather than anything approaching journalistic enterprise, I did the last major interview with Johnny Carson.

Fate Interview Anything Twist Last

I've always thought like I'm really a 3-feet-high comic trapped in a leading man's body... but then I played Nicholas Nickleby, and suddenly I was heroic.

Man Thought Body Trapped Always

Eat deliberately, with other people whenever possible, and always with pleasure.

People Possible Always Eat Pleasure

The audience includes subscribers, so you have to be careful.

Michael Ritchie

You Be Careful Audience Careful

I don't like being approached by people who look at me too intensely, who needed something from me that I didn't have. I don't represent anything.

People Me Look Anything Something

I was shooting a mini-series for Sundance/BBC, called 'Top of the Lake,' that was shot by Jane Campion, who's a beautiful native New Zealander and famous film director. The role I was playing was very intense, and they shaved half my hair off. So, I looked like this post-apocalyptic character.

Character Beautiful Hair Famous Lake

When my writing career took off, it was pretty easy to keep my ego in check because old-school martial arts isn't about ego gratification. It's about maintaining a balanced view of the world and your place in it.

Jonathan Maberry

Writing World Ego View Easy Career

Yes, Bill Clinton is a big flirt.

Yes Big Flirt Bill Clinton Bill

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