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Franklin P. Jones Quotes

The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it.

Franklin P. Jones

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1908 - 1980

Topics

Appreciate Nobody Trouble Being

In my early teens, I knew I wanted to do television production. I loved cameras, editing and producing, anything that had to do with television production. My friend had a production studio across town, and we'd go over there at night and shoot and edit. I produced my father's televised service for 17 years.

Friend Father Service Night Loved

I just think about how much worse something could be, and I'm like, 'Alright, cool, whatever.' I'm nonchalant.

Cool Think Whatever Something Just

I wanted to create a heroine that was flawed. I wanted her to be a real person. She's selfish, she's childish, she's immature and because I'm doing a three-book arc I really played that up in the first book. I wanted the reader to be annoyed with her at times.

Book Selfish Doing Create Person

Sometimes it's forgotten that players are coming to college to get a degree.

College Sometimes Degree Coming Get

You don't want to play a character you can't inhabit or commit to fully.

Stockard Channing

Character You Play Want Commit

Other writers, producers, and directors of low-budget films would often put down the film they were making, saying it was just something to make money with. I never felt that. If I took the assignment, I'd give it my best shot.

Best Money Saying Down Never Film

I've written for Rita Ora; I've written for Chiddy Bang - there's been a few.

Bang Been Few Written Rita

Of course it was Mamma who both stopped my career and crystallized my determination to resume it.

Determination Career Resume Course

The federal government spends about $2.51 per child per day to feed them lunch. Out of that, you have to pay for labor, facilities, and administrative costs, leaving about a dollar for food. Imagine trying to feed yourself a nutritious meal every day with only a dollar. Very difficult.

Food Day Yourself Government Child

It's a woman's book but I think the men will read it too.

Colleen McCullough

Men Woman Book Think Will Read

I just want different parts; I wanna be that guy who people mention and they don't know who you're talking about until you say a few movies they've been in and then people are amazed that it's the same person.

Bobby Cannavale

People Talking You Person Know Want

The writers on my team and the producers and executive producer should be called talent. We anchor four hours on Saturday and three on Sunday. How they do that astonishes me.

Talent Me Team Saturday Sunday Four

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