Peter Carey Quotes

I'm someone who always wants to do everything differently. If I have a pattern, I'd rather I didn't have a pattern. I want every book to be unpredictable and new. Damn it!

Peter Carey

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BookSomeoneNewWantDamnAlways

It's much easier for a middle class Indian entrepreneur to start up a computer company than it is for an Indian company to build roads and transportation systems suitable for a population that is getting wealthier and demanding more basic services.

Jerry A. Webman

RoadsStartTransportationBuildUp

I prefer love scenes to be shot up close with a lot of focus on eyes and mouths. Otherwise it can feel uncomfortable and voyeuristic.

Andrew Davies

LoveEyesFocusFeelUncomfortable

I intend to stay dangerous.

Melvin Van Peebles

DangerousStayIntend

Any day, the tide could turn. You have one or two bad films, and now you've got to make a comeback.

Rocky Carroll

DayComebackYouTideBadNow

The endorsement of respected conservative Republican officeholders and politicians is particularly important at this time as to destroy Reagan's credibility as a loyal Republican.

Robert Teeter

TimeImportantConservativeDestroy

Magic Johnson was my favorite player growing up.

Russell Westbrook

Growing UpMagicGrowingUpFavorite

After my first No. 1 song back in 2006, I worried I may never have another one.

Jason Aldean

SongBackNeverFirstMayAfter

In the summer of 2000, four college friends and I grew mustaches, bought highway patrol uniforms, and shot a $1.2 million budgeted independent film called 'Super Troopers.'

Jay Chandrasekhar

CollegeFriendsSummerIndependent

Normally you read a screenplay - and I read a lot of them - and the characters don't feel like people. They feel like plot devices or cliches or stereotypes.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

PeopleFeelYouStereotypesPlot

Johnny Depp is so special that he is like a Martian. In fact, that's what I call him, Martian.

Penelope Cruz

SpecialHimCallLikeFactHe

Kate Hudson is my style icon.

Shantel VanSanten

StyleIconHudsonKate

I think when, like, things like 'The Wizard' and even like 'Tron,' when it first came out, I was a teenager, and, man, I really wanted to kind of just kind of disappear into it.

Rich Moore

ManThinkKindFirstOutDisappear

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