Bill Paxton Quotes

I think I got an Instamatic camera when I was 8 years old, and ever since then, I've liked to record things. I don't know why. Maybe it's just to kind of try to leave some kind of record behind.

Bill Paxton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 17, 1955 - February 25, 2017

Topics

ThinkCameraKnowKindWhyTry

Write about what you care about. If you do that, you're probably going to do your best writing, reach off the page and touch the reader. How are you going to make the reader care if you don't care yourself?

Jerry Spinelli

BestDo Your BestYourselfWriting

I like to do theater and hopefully be effective. Most actors, at least contemporary actors of my generation, can't do it. They don't have the chops.

Jeffrey Wright

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In order to protect the market value of a proprietary database, the owner must prohibit redistribution of the contents - otherwise, the information would quickly leak out and be widely known.

John Sulston

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I am so happy and proud to learn of Hideo Nomo's election to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. He was quite a pitcher and competitor, but he is also a very special and caring person.

Tommy Lasorda

BaseballI AmHappyCaringProud

It was the separation of powers upon which the framers placed their hopes for the preservation of the people's liberties. Despite this heritage, the congress has been in too many cases more than willing to walk away from its constitutional powers.

Robert Byrd

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The fountain of youth with the youthful young musician is one meaning, and the fountain of youth with the youthful energy of the leader is another meaning.

Roy Haynes

LeaderYouthEnergyMeaningYoung

I usually joke around, especially on set.

Michael Pena

JokeSetAround

Every day is sort of a jigsaw puzzle. You have to make sure that you're putting the most important things first.

Julia Hartz

DayPuzzleYouEvery DayImportant

I believe that independent film making is the last frontier of creative expression available. So I'm always willing to lend a helping hand to a young film maker who's just getting into the business.

Lloyd Kaufman

BusinessCreativeBelieveYoungHand

As an actress, it appeals to me because I love the idea of playing those in-between moments, the sort of behavioral stuff that one might not normally see.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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'Star Trek' came along fairly early. And I don't know what they saw in me that said Captain Kruge, because I hadn't done anything remotely like that, but it worked out.

Christopher Lloyd

MeEarlyKnowSaidDoneCaptain

Since I was a kid, I liked construction.

Ciputra

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