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Henry Selick Quotes

I feel I'm just meant to do stop-motion. Live-action is much more glamorous to some, but it's basically a whole army of people focused on one thing.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: american
Birth: November 30, 1952

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People Feel Army Focused More Whole

I was born and raised in New York. My family has been in New York City since the Civil War. I have a ton of N.Y.C. in my DNA, from both sides of my family. I had a wonderful childhood in the city.

Family Childhood War New York City

When I see something that's sensitive, I go, 'You've got to put that out there.' You need to keep the dialogue going and shine a light on the bad guys. If you sweep it under the carpet, people forget about it. People stop talking about it.

Light People Shine Talking You Bad

I didn't really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.

Dream Going Ever Really After Until

The blues is so expressive - nostalgic but not sentimental, mournful but not pathetic, so humble and close to the earth. It's a nuance-filled thing.

Humble Earth Blues Sentimental Close

I feel strongly that the state would not be well-served by having a governor and speaker of the House from the same family and have never planned to run for governor if that would be the case. With Speaker Madigan planning to continue in office, I will not run for governor.

Family Planning Feel House Run Will

I got an agent when I was 12, and I started working in more amateur productions well before that. But even as a kid, I never felt like a kid actor, you know? I always took myself kind of absurdly seriously.

Myself You Know Kind Seriously Kid

Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense?

Man Me Talk Nonsense Everyone Sense

Until the '90s, major labels were looking for a certain look. This Sony guy told me I was 'too black, too fat, too short, and too old.' Told me to go and bleach my skin. Told me to step in the background and just stay back. I had the voice, but I didn't have the looks.

Step Me Looking Voice Black Fat

I've been lucky enough to be able to choose exactly where I want to live.

Live Enough Choose Want Lucky Where

There is so much incredible talent in Hollywood, and it's crazy to me that we see the same people over and over again in projects.

Talent People Me Crazy Hollywood

You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life.

Life Succeed You Person Want Got

Also, I think having that comic gene kind of makes you look at things in a different way. If you take yourself so seriously, eventually you end up one of those people having a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on their lives. You see them drawing the curtains and they don't even realize that they've kind of drifted off somewhere.

Yourself People Think End Drawing

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