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Danny Boyle Quotes

If you have to be persuaded about something, you shouldn't do it.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: english
Birth: October 20, 1956

Topics

You Something About Persuaded

Going to Cambridge was a bit of a culture shock, I was a working class lass from Batley who hadn't been anywhere apart from the odd holiday on the Costa Del Sol.

Culture Holiday Class Going Working

I sat down with a yellow legal pad and began writing 'A Time to Kill.' Had no idea what I was doing. It became, over a period of several years, a secret little hobby nobody knew about except my wife, because she was reading chapter by chapter.

Time Wife Yellow Writing Reading

I realised that if I did what I wanted to do, it would work.

Work Would Wanted Did Realised

As the economy goes south, petty theft begins. And then grand theft. And then muggings.

Petty Economy Theft Begins Grand

I don't dislike any of my exes. If I took time to form a relationship, it's gonna hurt when we move on, but are you puttin' White-Out over all that beautiful time together? That was real time in your life. It's connected to where you are today.

Matthew McConaughey

Life Today Relationship Beautiful

I'm ashamed to admit this, but I didn't read a novel all the way through until after high school. Blasphemy, I know. I'm an author now. Books and words are my world.

Matt de la Pena

Words School World High School Know

I want to continue to do some great work. I'm nowhere close to where I want to be. I'm a diverse person who's trying to use his art to make the world better.

Michael Jai White

Work Great Art World Better Trying

My sister and I used to act as maids and waitresses at my great aunt and uncle's cocktail parties, which were very much sort of retired, minor stars of the Yiddish theater and the Yiddish opera.

Stars Great Sister Uncle Cocktail

I've never concerned myself with what anyone thought about my activity, be they people within my profession or people outside of it, and I definitely wouldn't concern myself with anything coming from a racist bigot like a Klan member.

Myself People Thought Never Outside

The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don't have.

Talent Happy You Being Happy Being

I think especially in a world where you have so little say about what goes on in your life, or in the politics of the world around you, it is wonderful to go into that studio, and tell yourself what to do.

Suzanne Farrell

Life Politics Yourself World Think

Are you the person who just wakes up, puts your T-shirt on and runs out of the house? Or do you wake up an hour early - get your mental notes together, fix you a little coffee... prepare yourself for the day and try to do something really great? It begins with you.

Great Coffee Day Together Yourself

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