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Geoff Dyer Quotes

Making the ordinary potentially magical is what film should be all about.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: english
Birth: June 5, 1958

Topics

Magical Ordinary Film Making Should

That's a strong sign of a good coach, to let an assistant participate. It shows his confidence in the coach's ability not to have to dominate everything.

Good Confidence Strong Coach Ability

Makeup transforms me. I feel like I'm in disguise when I walk my dog without makeup on.

Dog Walk Me Makeup Feel Without

You may be leading, then you might be at the back of the pack trying to work your way up. It's just a constant reminder not to give up, and to know that God, in my mind, is really in control.

Work God Mind Control Trying You

Once an actor told me he went to the Shakespeare School of Acting, and I said, 'I went to the Shakespeare of Acting, too' and he said, 'Oh really?' And I said, 'I went to Shakespeare Elementary School in Chicago.' He didn't take the joke well, he didn't laugh and didn't think it was funny - I thought it was funny. It's all the same to me.

Michael Clarke Duncan

Funny School Me Think Thought Laugh

I think the moment that I'm very proud of is building a business without using animals. And, hopefully, changing people's perception of how you can do luxury fashion.

Stella McCartney

Business Moment People Fashion Proud

And one thing Hollywood does well is sequels.

Hollywood Well One Thing Does Thing

To have faith doesn't mean you get any less frustrated when you don't do your best, but you know that it's not life and death. Take what you're given, and when you continue to work hard, you will see results. That will give you the confidence you need to keep going.

Life Work Confidence Faith Best You

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Decisions Flexible Stay Committed

For me, I look at a pilot and go, 'I see the landscape. I see the characters. I see the direction and the potential of the story.' And I also go, 'That didn't work. I could change that. Maybe that works. I don't know. We'll see.' For me, I look at it, as an actor, as what can I improve upon?

Work Change Me Story Direction Look

I just tried to play the game the right way. As you get older, Father Time is undefeated.

Father Time Game You Play Way

I'm missing an index finger.

Jason Pierre-Paul

What I have learned over hundreds of campaigns is if you have lost voters who have supported you in the past, you can get them back. If you never had them, it is a very difficult sell.

Past You Back I Have Learned Lost

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