Nigel Dennis Quotes

Photography started as a means of getting reference material for my paintings of nature subjects.

Nigel Dennis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: January 16, 1912 - July 19, 1989

Topics

NaturePhotographyStartedMeans

For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced.

Jim Walsh

WarLongNationHeroesKnown

It doesn't matter so much where the material comes from, as long as it's good.

Steve Buscemi

GoodLongMatterWhereMuch

We come from a tough, working class background, so we're very tight.

Tony Scott

ToughClassWorkingBackgroundCome

Here is how I work: when I think that a film needs to have a principal theme, I search for a melody.

Michel Legrand

WorkThinkSearchPrincipalTheme

When you make a film, you realize that the audience will be powerless to stop it or flip back to refresh their memories or skip the boring parts. They are at the mercy of your storytelling.

Milos Forman

MemoriesYouBackStopMercyBoring

I try to do the right thing with money. Save a dollar here and there, clip some coupons. Buy ten gold chains instead of 20. Four summer homes instead of eight.

LL Cool J

MoneyDo The Right ThingGoldSummer

The one thing that frustrates me more than anything else is that no studio has ever told me to tone down violence. They only ask you to make it more presentable.

Christopher McQuarrie

MeViolenceYouDownMoreAnything

Restaurants in Chicago are seldom disappointing.

Bonnie Hunt

ChicagoSeldomDisappointing

We should not use crippled children to sell hamburgers. Ever.

Phil Donahue

ChildrenSellShouldUseEver

My favorite audience is everybody. I worked in a drive-in theater from the time I was 8 years old until I went to college, and I'm accustomed to everybody can buy a ticket and everybody should be taken into account.

Twyla Tharp

TimeCollegeOldYearsAudienceBuy

But I think the only thing that annoys me about that is if I suddenly find someone on commercial radio or something like that, mimicking my voice or actions and trying to promote a product and pretending it's me doing it.

Richie Benaud

MeVoiceThinkSomeoneDoingTrying

You learn from all directors, all these guys.

Ryan Gosling

LearnYouGuysDirectors

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