Hubert Selby, Jr. Quotes

I guess it could be said that the inspiration for 'Requiem for a Dream' is watching the American dream not only destroy so many lives in the U.S., but infect the rest of the world with its obsession with getting more, ignoring the deadly effect that has on the planet.

Hubert Selby, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 23, 1928 - April 26, 2004

Topics

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My dream was to have my own advertising agency by the time I was 30, and that was before I got into movies.

John G. Avildsen

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I was always a sci-fi and fantasy geek. I was in the 'Lord of the Rings' club and all my cool friends made fun of me.

Melissa de la Cruz

FunMeCoolFriendsFantasyClub

I actually cannot stand a room without a view - I would rather have a bedroom the size of a closet with a view over a suite without one.

Amy Landecker

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Crime dramas will never go away as long as people turn to television for, among other things, reassurance and comfort.

Tom Shales

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Carving is easy, you just go down to the skin and stop.

Michelangelo

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They've finally comes up with the perfect office computer. If it makes a mistake, it blames another computer.

Milton Berle

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The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

GoodHopeDeserveMoreGood Fortune

It's important to read as much as you can because you never know when you will find the best script that you want to do next. I'm always quite picky in what I read and what I go for.

Douglas Booth

BestYouFindKnowImportantWant

It's hard for me to fake smile. I personally think I look stupid fake smiling.

Chuck Liddell

SmileMeStupidThinkFakeLook

To see fans singing your songs back to you is an indescribable thing.

Brendon Urie

SingingYouBackSeeFansYour

Profitability is the only way to control your own investments.

Borje Ekholm

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Putin is not a politician. Putin is a KGB agent. And whatever he does is provocations, which KGB is usually involved in.

Svetlana Alexievich

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