Shane Black Quotes

I go back to read 'Tarzan' books every now and again or 'John Carter,' and you realize Edgar Rice Burroughs is not a great writer by any means. But he was a great storyteller. You wanted to see what happened next.

Shane Black

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 16, 1961

Topics

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People do fun and interesting things because they're fun and interesting.

Jimmy Wales

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I was a daredevil before, and after I lost my sight I was the same. I loved riding bikes, scooters and horses. I even learned to box. Muhammad Ali is my hero.

Andrea Bocelli

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I consider myself a pretty good extemporaneous speaker. Even though I don't like speaking in front of people, I don't think I'm bad at it.

Anna D. Shapiro

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I just can't sit down and write three verses and a chorus and a bridge anymore. It just don't find it inspiring.

Sturgill Simpson

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One of the things psychologists used to say was that if you are depressed, anxious or angry, you couldn't be happy. Those were at opposite ends of a continuum. I believe that you can be suffering or have a mental illness and be happy - just not in the same moment that you're sad.

Martin Seligman

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I believed my story would be helpful to young women my daughter's age, who are still in the process of forming themselves as women, and in need of encouragement to remain true to themselves.

Joyce Maynard

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Life flies by, and it's easy to get lost in the blur. In adolescence, it's 'How do I fit in?' In your 20s, it's 'What do I want to do?' In your 30s, 'Is this what I'm meant to do?' I think the trick is living the questions. Not worrying so much about what's ahead but rather sitting in the grey area - being OK with where you are.

Chris Pine

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I'm competitive. I like to compete, and that's basically what the decathlon lets me do.

Bryan Clay

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As an actor, you are always looking for subtext, for layers, for what's going on underneath.

Antje Traue

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I wanted to make a film as an artist, and it's going to have to find an audience, you know. I don't know how big the audience will be.

Anton Corbijn

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Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together.

Phil Jackson

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I speak English. I dream in it. I cannot separate my English from my Shona; I see the world with those two languages.

Petina Gappah

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