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David Puttnam Quotes

I absolutely refuse to accept the fact that any country in the world goes into a kind of film-making crisis. What happens is they lose confidence, they lose focus and the young film-makers of any particular generation can very easily get lost in that mix. It's happened in Italy, happened in France, happened in the U.K. during my lifetime.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: producer
Nationality: british
Birth: February 25, 1941

Topics

Confidence Focus World Generation

I made so many jokes about poor Russell Crowe, he once knocked on my dressing room door, and told me he wanted to go out on this chat show we were on to laugh with me. Now he's ruined it. I can't make another joke about him.

Me Door Laugh Go Now Poor

The modern diet is grossly deficient in hundreds of important plant-derived immunity-building compounds which makes us highly vulnerable to viruses, infections and disease.

Diet Important Modern Us Disease

I have such a girl-crush on Reese Witherspoon. I would love to do a comedy with her.

Love Comedy Her Would

From my position, obviously I want to maximise my potential and go as far as I can go and as high as I can go, but I'm not chasing fame. I get enough of that.

Potential Enough I Can Go Fame Want

That was something that shaped my thinking regarding Estonia: the idea that we should be getting our young people to work with computers.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Work People Computers Thinking Young

I like to sneak in under the radar. I don't have any paparazzi following me or have to deal with that stuff. I'm never in the tabloids. I prefer that.

Me Never Paparazzi Deal Like Stuff

Sibling rivalry was, and still is to this day, rampant in my family. We were all competing for my parents' divided attention.

Janine di Giovanni

Family Day Parents Sibling Attention

Well, that day is gone, and it will not occur again.

Dianne Feinstein

Day Will Gone Well Again Occur

Because of the nature of King Arthur and the resonance he has, not only with within the U.K., but right around the world, I have found it a huge honour to play the part. I will look back on it very fondly and be very proud to have been King Arthur when I finally hang up the chain mail!

Nature King World Proud Look Play

I wear my shadows where they're harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I'm travelling toward light.

Light Me Shadows Follow See Tell

I believe my father has and always will be the strongest influence in my life, as he has guided me on many paths.

Life Father Me Influence Believe

I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance - much more than will ever appear in the novel. I think this is what lifts a book from that early calculated, artificial stage.

Family Character History Book Think

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