Nick Hornby Quotes

The more screenwriting you do, the more you become aware that particular scenes aren't going to end up in the movie because they're too expensive. That has perhaps changed the way I think about writing novels, actually, because now I write expensive scenes whenever I can.

Nick Hornby

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: April 17, 1957

Topics

WritingThinkEndYouI CanBecome

I'm not going to take a show unless I'm not sure I can do it. You have to have that sort of adrenaline.

Joe Johnston

YouI CanTakeGoingShowSure

Everybody could use the money, but you don't play for it - you play with your heart - and that's a big difference you see in Barcelona. Everybody wants to play there; everybody wants to enjoy themselves. It's maybe a small percentage, but maybe it's the difference.

Johan Cruyff

HeartMoneySmallEnjoyYouPlay

I don't always like my own behavior. I haven't known anyone who is perfect all the time.

Jennifer Connelly

TimeBehaviorPerfectMy OwnAlways

As an American, you appreciate the importance of our security alliance, the importance of the economic ties between our two countries, and while I knew of the two bonds between our two people, until I came here, I didn't really appreciate how deep the people-to-people connections are between the American people and the Japanese people.

John Roos

PeopleDeepConnectionsAppreciate

I've been DJing a little bit, so you get used to the fact that music sounds brilliant when it's loud.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

MusicYouBrilliantLittleUsedGet

I want to make people feel something - that's really cool.

Sigrid

PeopleCoolFeelWantSomething

I really enjoyed doing the voice of Nose Marie on the cartoon series Pound Puppies. Fun, FUN cast.

Ruth Buzzi

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We can hear the silent voice of the spiritual universe within our own hearts.

Ruth St. Denis

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In the end, the public has the right to know about any undertakings top public officials engage in that may influence how they conduct the people's business.

Mike Quigley

BusinessPeopleInfluenceEndKnow

I throw everything I have into whatever story I'm writing - and so there's something immensely gratifying about finishing one piece and then starting fresh with a new setting, time period and cast of characters, getting to see the world through a completely different lens each time.

Molly Antopol

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We live in the Bible Belt. I was born and raised in church. That's something that was really, really important to me, to build that foundation with our kids so they at least went to church.

Jay DeMarcus

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You have to keep writing. It's almost like practice, almost like tennis, that actually after a few days of not writing, first of all it makes you slightly depressed and uneasy, but it also affects the style when you start up again. You need to get the show on the road.

Colm Toibin

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