George R. R. Martin Quotes

Unfortunately in television, for whatever reason, fantasy became thought of as a kids' genre.

George R. R. Martin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 20, 1948

Topics

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My dad just left high school in '69, went to Woodstock, and after half a year of college for architecture, just took off for Alaska. He bought a van and went straight into the mountains and built a cabin.

John Gourley

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What distinguishes Vilmos Zsigmond from other cinematographers is, of course, talent but, more, physical stamina. You just can't be great without it.

Michael Cimino

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I'm very opinionated about movie musicals when they're adapted from live shows. You'll sit still for a three-minute song in a theater. But in movies, a glance from someone's eyes will tell you the whole story in a few seconds.

Stephen Sondheim

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Being away from the game took a toll on my heart.

Stefon Diggs

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It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.

Robert Benchley

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I was shy at dancing. I practice at home. I was practicing in the mirror. Dancing everywhere. Then I just started feeling good. I started feeling coordinated. I started feeling the music better.

Rob Gronkowski

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I think about what's going down my sink. So I won't pour oil down my sink. I won't - if I'm cleaning a pan, I'll wipe it and bin because I've seen - I've been down sewers.

Rose George

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My guitar sound pretty much came from discovering there was reverb on my little practice amp and really loving the mood it created.

Romy Madley Croft

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At almost forty years old, I assumed my career on camera was over. And I was certainly given that message by all the TV managers and news directors who passed on me when I was trying to get a job back in the business.

Mika Brzezinski

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We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void.

Michel de Montaigne

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I'm not surprised that I tend to go for the dark side. I was a really scared kid, so I think I understand what scares people.

Michelle MacLaren

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When I was bringing up a child, I taught myself to write in very short, concentrated bursts. If I had a weekend, or a week, I'd do unbelievable amounts of work.

Doris Lessing

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