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J. J. Abrams Quotes

The ability of a television series to make adjustments is something you've got to take advantage of.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: american
Birth: June 27, 1966

Topics

You Television Take Advantage Ability

I had a great grandmother who believed in so many strange superstitions. She used to tell the future from the things that catch on to the hem of your skirt when you've been sewing, and different colored threads would mean different things... Of course, all that influenced me quite a lot as a child.

Future Great Child Me You Strange

There's so much material out there that's unnecessarily racist. It takes a shot at what is 'urban' or demonstrates blackness with some sassy, neck-jiving character that's not even relevant to the plot. I see it time and time again, and it doesn't move the story forward. It just kind of cryogenically freezes us in this old racial paradigm.

Character Time Forward Story Kind

When you work so much in between starts, you realize how long the season is. It's exciting to look at and be a part of, obviously. It's almost like a challenge, to see how, from start to start, things may feel a little differently.

Work Challenge Start Feel You Look

My favourite thing is to do crossword puzzles. I do the 'New York Times' one every morning. Then I go to the barn to see my horse.

Morning New York Horse Go New See

No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me.

Me Comfort Role Model Know Role

I always wanted to do a Hollywood story. The thing about actors, though, is that they go through a streak of roles.

Story Go Hollywood Always Through

This person should not be directly connected with the President Ford Committee nor should he be seen as a member of the liberal wing of the Republican Party. He should be someone like Laird or Rogers Morton.

Someone Party Person Connected Seen

I enjoy popping in to World Duty Free at the airport and trying out perfumes - I can never resist a new scent.

World Free Enjoy Trying I Can New

Business analytics or predictive modelling is a $100 billion industry, and $41 billion is spent on outsourced business analytics every year. I think that's about twice the size of the movie industry - it's really big.

Anthony Goldbloom

Business Think Year Size Twice Big

That's what 'Hell On Earth' was about: we felt that we were living in hell.

Hell Earth Living Felt About Were

On 'Sufferer,' I'm talking about the younger generation that has no other option for success than to find a gun somewhere. I try to appeal to them: 'I know you a sufferer, but it doesn't mean that you can't or shouldn't expect any better.' It's a lot different than from what I usually say, like, 'Get busy, shake that thing.'

Success Busy Gun Generation Better

Surgery is not going to improve your skin - all it's going to do is make you look tighter, like Joan Rivers!

You Look Skin Improve Rivers Going

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