Rick Moody Quotes

But that incessant drive to be out there in the literary universe that was important to me when I was in my twenties, like going to a Paris Review party or whatever, that seems totally irrelevant now.

Rick Moody

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I don't really want to go on about my personal beliefs or my involvement in magic. I'm not interested in turning anybody on to anybody that I'm turned on to.

Jimmy Page

MagicGoWantPersonalInvolvement

'Avatar' was incredible and totally groundbreaking, but it wasn't about utter realism. It had a great mythic fantasy to it, but the characters don't seem totally photo-real, as amazing as they are.

Matt Reeves

GreatAmazingFantasySeemRealism

I stayed at 'Cosmo' well beyond my internship, moving up the ranks over some 15 years to become books editor, then brand director, then editor-at-large - editing everything from an excerpt of Gore Vidal's memoir to writing some of those juicy cover lines myself.

John Searles

MyselfMovingWritingBrandBecome

I don't know what life was like 1,000 years ago, but I imagine there was the same struggle: people trying to connect with each other.

Spike Jonze

LifeStrugglePeopleTryingKnow

I've never met a funny person who wasn't smart. I've met a lot of dramatic people who were stupid. But I've never met a funny person who wasn't smart.

Rob Lowe

FunnySmartPeopleStupidPerson

What I really like is this salted calamari - with jalapenos on top.

Mary Gauthier

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People try to treat technology as an object, and it can't be. It can only be a channel.

Jaron Lanier

TechnologyPeopleTreatTryObject

I'm thrilled to be asked to host the Academy Awards for the second time because, as they say, the third time's a charm.

Jon Stewart

TimeSayAwardsThey SayCharmHost

There's a weird cloud around you when you're recognizable. It was a brief window for me. I think you have to have a pathological need for attention of any type, negative or positive, to thrive in that kind of situation. And I only want compliments.

Diablo Cody

PositiveMeWindowNegativeThink

Athens is an amazing city for creativity. I bought a house there. A little, tiny place.

Cindy Wilson

CreativityCityAmazingHousePlace

Acting was fun for a while. I loved every minute of the really good things I did but probably wasn't as good as I should have been.

Anouska Hempel

GoodFunGood ThingsLovedActing

My colleagues, while it is good that the Nation is finally focused on the critical issue of securing our ports, our rhetoric and our passion about Dubai must be matched by the funding necessary to keep our ports and our citizens safe.

Allyson Schwartz

GoodPassionColleaguesDubaiNation

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