Edward Zwick Quotes

Romantic comedy has come to mean a couple of moderately talented actors placed in implausible situations obliged to go through a set of paces that are all too familiar, the end result being neither romantic nor comedic.

Edward Zwick

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RomanticEndComedyResultGoMean

When I started writing fiction, I knew how good it was immediately.

John C. Hawkes

GoodWritingFictionStartedKnew

Politics follows the lines of physics: every action creates an equal and opposite reaction.

John Avlon

PoliticsActionPhysicsReaction

I'm a little bit phobic about stains on my clothes, so I never travel without a little packet of organic stain remover.

John Malkovich

TravelClothesNeverWithoutLittle

We knew when we started we wouldn't be accepted overnight, that it was going to be a long haul.

Angus Young

LongStartedGoingOvernightKnew

I think America is less safe on a lot fronts, and I disagree with the release of the information from Dianne Feinstein. I think she's as much a traitor to this country at this point as I thought about Edward Snowden and his release of information about other investigations and abilities from an intelligence standpoint.

Jeff Duncan

IntelligenceThinkThoughtAmerica

I never really know the title of a book until it's finished.

Mary Wesley

BookKnowNeverFinishedUntil

My concerns have been about myself and not about giving something back and putting something in, even though that's been in the back of my head.

Donald Byrd

MyselfGivingBackHeadSomething

All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie.

Bob Dylan

TruthLieWorldUpBigAdds

I've often made revisions at that stage that turned out to be mistakes because I wasn't really in the rhythm of the story anymore. I see a little bit of writing that doesn't seem to be doing as much work as it should be doing, and right at the end, I will sort of rev it up. But when I finally read the story again, it seems a bit obtrusive.

Alice Munro

WorkMistakesWritingStoryEndSee

I don't have a partner, so I take care of the mortgage by myself, and I was thinking, 'Oh God, I'm going to have to sell the house or find a new career.' I was not in a good place, but it was a real spur to get 'The Girl on the Train' right. I had to nail it and do it really well. It really concentrates the mind, that kind of thing.

Paula Hawkins

GoodGirlGodMyselfMindThinking

Just to get the basic fundamentals and empathy - I think that's the most important thing to bring to it if you've acted in the past and are now a director: the empathy.

Scott Mechlowicz

PastEmpathyThinkYouImportant

Tony Curtis was a joy to work with. He had a curious innocence that is very young and wise at the same time.

Nicolas Roeg

WorkTimeCuriousJoyWiseYoung

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