Gillian Flynn Quotes

I've never been interested in watching or reading anything because it's the hero's story. I don't feel the need to be inspired by the character or learn a lesson. I feel the need to be engaged by them.

Gillian Flynn

Recitation: by Male by Female

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CharacterHeroReadingStoryLearn

As an actor, I'm attracted to drama; as a director, it's humor - because it's the story of my life, and I can't be that serious about it. Being alone is a big theme in all my movies, both as a director and as an actress.

Jodie Foster

LifeAloneHumorBeing AloneStory

To be a queen of a household is a powerful thing.

Jill Scott

HomeQueenPowerfulThingHousehold

Years and years ago, when everyone knew that Pierce was going to be doing the job, they started selecting new people. I had this bizarre thing when I hadn't done many movies, and of going on for an interview.

Jeremy Northam

JobPeopleDoingNewDoneMovies

I was always a fan of horror films as a kid.

Jeri Ryan

HorrorKidAlwaysFanHorror Films

I like 1977 because it is more primitive. If it were modern day, like one Universal guy was like wouldn't they just use their cell phone? I guess he did not read that it was 1977 in the script.

Rob Zombie

DayCell PhonePhoneMoreModern

A great Chicano forebear of mine in writing is Rolando Hinojosa-Smith. He was writing good border mysteries for Chicano readers back in the '80s and '90s.

Luis Alberto Urrea

GoodGreatWritingBorderBackMine

It's a good pair of jeans and a pair of boots that are comfortable and a T-shirt; that's as far as I go. Getting wild with it might be a nice jacket, but I'm not a high-fashion guy for sure.

Luke Combs

GoodBootsGoNiceJacketT-Shirt

When I was a little kid, I wrote this play about all these characters living in a haunted house. There was a witch who lived there, and a mummy. When they were all hassling him, this guy who bought the house - I can't believe I remember this - he said to them, 'Who's paying the mortgage on this haunted house?' I thought that was really funny.

Mindy Kaling

FunnyBelieveThoughtRememberHouse

I want my daughters to live in a world where there is equality and parity of pay.

Joseph Fiennes

LiveEqualityWorldWantPayWhere

Guys like me, we have a different style that makes it hard to break in easily. When I was 18, 19, I felt like I was just a boy, body-wise and mentality-wise. I had to fix everything together.

Dominic Thiem

StyleTogetherMeBoyFixHard

Life is not better and more moral than it was in the '50s. It's just the same.

Claire Denis

LifeBetterMoralMoreSameJust

We all have that desire for something special, something committed. We all want to be The One.

Ashton Kutcher

DesireWantSpecialSomething

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