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movie song writing
I'm a big collector of vinyl - I have a record room in my house - and I've always had a huge soundtrack album collection. So what I do, as I'm writing a movie, is go through all those songs, trying to find good songs for fights, or good pieces of music to layer into the film. Quentin Tarantino
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Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings. Karolyn Grimes
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I wanted to be a movie star. But movie stars are not what they used to be. Lindsay Lohan
movie doe fellowship
One does not simply walk into Mordor Peter Jackson
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The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself.
movie writing editing
When I make a film, I never stop uncovering mysteries, making discoveries. When I'm writing, filming, editing, even doing promotional work, I discover new things about the film, about myself, and about others. That is what I'm subconsciously looking for when shooting a film: to glimpse the enigmas of life, even if I don't resolve them, but at least to uncover them. Cinema is curiosity in the most intense meaning of the word. Pedro Almodovar
movie vegas play
I never thought about becoming a professional singer, but I am in touch with Bono about releasing a musical movie. It will be about an Irish band during the '70s who are looking for fortune in Las Vegas. I should play the singer of the band but I don't want to sing in front of anybody. Liam Neeson
movie independent littles
We call that Sean's little independent movie. Patty Duke
movie fun having-fun
I wasn't going to have fun doing a teen movie again. Heath Ledger
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The Federal prison population has increased more than 7-fold over the past 20 years. Bobby Scott
past people skinny
I love round people, I love skinny people. I love people in general; we've got to get past labels and stop being so critical about everything. David Arquette
past decision architect
The decisions of our past are the architects of our present. Dan Brown
past opportunity political
I felt I had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of great soul musicians of the past, who made a lot of social and political commentary through their music. Aloe Blacc
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In the past, I've thrown myself into work so much there's been very little room for anything else. Amanda Holden
past ends myth
To live past the end of your myth is a perilous thing. Anne Carson
past comfort monument
I see no comfort in outliving one's friends, and remaining a mere monument of the times which are past. Thomas Jefferson
past doubt way
The best way to get past doubt and inexperience is simply action. Robert Herjavec
past government hands
To continue on the road we Americans have traveled for the past century is ultimately to deliver ourselves completely into the hands of an unlimited government. We can have a free society or a welfare state. We cannot have both. Robert Higgs
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Once upon a time, novelists of the 19th century, such as Charles Dickens, published in serial form. Margaret Atwood