David Leslie Johnson Quotes

I started off writing kind of big summer, blockbustery kinds of movies, but at that time, I had no name, nobody knew who I was, and somebody told me I can't write movies that are going to cost $100 million to make and expect someone to buy them; it was just impractical.

David Leslie Johnson

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I've seen straight, partnered women explain their decision to stay at home by noting that childcare would have taken too much out of their paycheck - as if this cost was just theirs to bear!

Jessica Valenti

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If I wanted to make a lot of money with 'Hedwig,' I could have spent all my time on it. But that's boring.

John Cameron Mitchell

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New York is fast paced, with enthusiastic fans and lots of media attention. Houston's slower paced, and there's more of a southern culture to the city. But both cities have unbelievable food.

Jeremy Lin

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I think stories do have an ending. I think they need to have an ending eventually because that is a story: a beginning, middle and end. If you draw out the end too long, I think storytelling can get tired.

Melissa Rosenberg

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The name Sissy came because my brothers called me that.

Sissy Spacek

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I have done research about people who think they're doing movements and people - like Madonna and professional dancers - who are actually 'performing' movements. The people who can connect and perform during their workout get results way above and beyond the people who are just going through the motions.

Tracy Anderson

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New York state and federal election laws allow us to make unlimited expenditures on behalf of or in opposition to candidates so long as we do not coordinate those expenditures.

Tom Golisano

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While I honor the soldiers in my family, and I am a student of history, the past is the past, and I do not live in the past.

Robert Wilkie

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It could be a stupid thing to say, but people should realize that it is easy to get concerned about yourself and to lose contact.

Miranda Otto

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I think especially older people, and I count myself one, in the business - people get to know who you really are. So there comes a time when you can't just go in and audition without everybody knowing exactly how you've brought up your kids, what you said at the meeting, what kind of food you cook.

Mimi Kennedy

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Whenever anything bubbles up, I have to put it down. I have bits and pieces all over my hard drive.

Diana Gabaldon

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How one deals with the death of a loved one is a highly personalized affair. Some people weep for days; others take a hike in the woods or count rosary beads.

Douglas Brinkley

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