Peter Benchley Quotes

In a deeply tribal sense, we love our monsters, and I think that is the key to it right there. It is monsters; it is learning about them: it is both thrill and safety. You can think of them without being desperately afraid because they are not going to come into your living room and eat you. That is 'Jaws.'

Peter Benchley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 8, 1940 - February 11, 2006

Topics

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Johnny Cash was a good man. He tried to live up to his faith. It was just difficult.

Robert Hilburn

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My role in 'Hero' is not a lengthy one but a powerful one. It was a nice opportunity, and I grabbed it.

Anita Hassanandani Reddy

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After about a year or so, I was in L.A.; I'd decided to try to get a band together out there.

Stephen Stills

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While the things that motivate us differ greatly from one person to the next, the outcomes do not.

Tom Rath

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If it takes you seven years to write each novel, you need a patron. And I would rather have my corporate self as my patron than any arts council or bestower of grants.

Mohsin Hamid

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A movie can and should have some real dissonance throughout - rage, heartache, tears, conflict, catharsis and all the other elements Aristotle demanded of a good story - but the chord has to be resolved.

Josh Radnor

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What's lucky about my career in general is that I stumbled into what every writer most wants. Not repeating myself and doing strange things has become my trademark.

Jonathan Lethem

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When I was making 'Bourne Identity,' I wasn't making a dumb action movie like they were expecting it to be.

Doug Liman

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My parents were always doubtful about my making a living as an artist. Even when I was up for the Turner Prize, my mum suggested I apply for a curator's job.

Cornelia Parker

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I've never traveled to promote anything I've been in. I've only been to about two or three premieres. The way I work, I do bits, and then I'm off to something else, whether it's theater or another project.

Ciaran Hinds

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Donald Trump won, or he got the majority of the electoral votes, a large majority. I think it would be patronizing to say that the majorities of people in Florida and Ohio, smaller majorities in Wisconsin and Michigan, that they voted for him because they were misled by something on Facebook.

Brad Stone

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It's important to know the jam-packed power of certain foods that will not only protect you from a myriad of health issues, but also will help you with hormone balance. Ideally, your food choices should be organic and pesticide free.

Suzanne Somers

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