Alan J. Pakula Quotes

I am oblique; I think that has to do with my own nature. I like trying to do things which work on many levels, because I think it is terribly important to give an audience a lot of things they might not get as well as those they will, so that finally the film does take on a texture and is not just simplistic communication.

Alan J. Pakula

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 7, 1928 - November 19, 1998

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The Web 2.0 world is defined by new ways of understanding ourselves, of creating value in our culture, of running companies, and of working together.

John Battelle

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No civilization on the brink of collapse has ever changed fast enough to avert collapse.

Joel Salatin

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Everything about camera movement, about how film was made, shot architecture, and time management... I was horrible at all that.

Jeff Perry

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I used to think that guys preferred tall women. But plenty of them like short girls.

Anna Kendrick

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With 'Greek Gods,' I wanted to go with the blue and green hues of sky and water; with 'Heroes,' I felt the color needed to be more dramatic and give a sense of battle, rage, and yes, of blood. That's the world these demigods lived in, and I felt that orange and red would also compliment the greenish blue of the 'Gods' cover.

John Rocco

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The people who think I'm famous are knitters. Most of my life, I'm wildly unrecognized.

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

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I'm under stress. They killed me on wikipedia. They killed me. And I didn't stay dead long enough to sell no DVDs. I didn't even stay dead long enough - I was too stupid. I should've stayed low. I should've laid low. I could've been gone for a year; I'd have made money. And then I'd have risen from the dead.

Sinbad

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Saudi Arabia was, until just a few years ago, probably one of the most safe countries on earth. And now the paper is daily full of activities and shootouts between Islamists who supported Osama bin Laden and the government there.

Michael Scheuer

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Instead of leading the world by how much we borrow, it's time that we make sure we lead the world in how much we build and create and invest.

Mitt Romney

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I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn't appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.

Bob Uecker

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When I first began to write fiction, I didn't think I was a comic writer; I thought I was a serious writer. I was surprised when the first novel I wrote was regarded as a funny novel.

Anthony Burgess

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I'll fully admit that when I went to the movie theater and saw 'Titanic,' I cried afterwards.

Paul Wesley

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