Lenny Abrahamson Quotes

I'm not setting out to adapt books and work with books, but when really amazing stories come to you in that form, it's really hard to turn away from that.

Lenny Abrahamson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: November 30, 1966

Topics

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I love the look of books published by the firm of Rupert Hart-Davis: They strike me as handsome, elegant, and inviting. I'll pick up almost anything with that imprint, especially if it's in a jacket or priced low.

Michael Dirda

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Money is not real. It is a conscious agreement on measuring value.

John Ralston Saul

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You can't have a free democracy if you don't have a free media that can provide vital and independent information to the people.

Rupert Murdoch

PeopleDemocracyFreeMediaYou

I have made my own choice, which is vegetarianism, but it's not the choice I'm imposing on anybody else.

Jonathan Safran Foer

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A great teacher who is full of excitement and love for her students can make all the difference in their lives.

Deval Patrick

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When you're doing something you're truly passionate about, there is no plan B.

Chris Gardner

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A lot of them have families to feed, and I think it's a tragic situation where players aren't comfortable speaking what's on their mind or what's right because they're afraid of consequences that come along with it. That's not an ideal environment for anybody.

Colin Kaepernick

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The only way to have longevity is to have good songs.

Brett Young

GoodWayLongevityOnlySongs

I think the situation in Toronto is such that there are funding organizations which make it easy for a film to raise more money than it needs and very often that works against a film.

Atom Egoyan

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Does a man need to know what a peplum is? Probably not.

Tim Gunn

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I know it sounds silly, but in auditions for film or TV, the words aren't as important - you need to get into the character and have the gist of the scene. But in theater, if you don't do it word for word, then you throw off your scene partner.

Morgan Saylor

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What a casting director does is they're a connector.

Leslie Odom, Jr.

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