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british-comedian directly heard seen tends work
Most of my work isn't directly autobiographical. It tends to be an amalgam of things I've seen and heard and thought and conversations I've had. Ben Elton
british-comedian harder men odd personal relationships whereas women
Men would find it much harder because men have such odd personal relationships with each other. They don't really emotionally connect, whereas women do. I think women become very close. Jennifer Saunders
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I'm supposed to be the director of a television company, but I've only ever seen that company as a vehicle for making the kind of programmes we wanted to make, getting our ideas on the screen. Rory Bremner
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We are rather in the position that used to exist at the BBC, where you feel that you can pick up the phone to people who are experts in their field and they will be very favourably disposed to you and share their knowledge.
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Because once the word got out that we were making Shaun of the Dead, we didn't want people to think we were backtracking or changing our minds. Simon Pegg
british-comedian decided horror labor loved nourished reason sort sorts
I always loved horror and that's sort of the reason we decided to make the film. We were nourished on those sorts of films, so it was a labor of love.
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I don't get very involved in the L.A. scene. When you do get invited out, you are expected to be on all the time. It's just wearying. Tracey Ullman
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I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order. Eric Morecambe
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We have to do a film parody for Comic Relief. We can't decide which film to parody at the moment. Any ideas welcome, but not Spiderman owing to costume being too tight. Dawn French
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To me, a poem that's in rhyme and meter is the difference between watching a film in full color and watching a film in black and white. Not that a few black and white films aren't wonderful. So are certain successful pieces of free verse. X. J. Kennedy
certain using
I like using animals because they help suspend my reader's disbelief. We have certain ideas about dentists. We don't have many ideas about rhinoceros dentists. Yann Martel
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I'm not comparing myself at all to him, but I like the idea that Ernest Hemingway always wrote about certain things he knew, he knew the ins and outs, back to fronts of what he was talking about. I love that as an inspiration for myself, to keep it true to what you know. Imelda May
certain characters dialect prepare special
Now there are certain things you have to prepare - like dialect and special skills. But in the moment, interaction between two characters on the page doesn't need - for me, I don't need to prepare that. Idris Elba
certain guy interested succeeded
When you succeed, at a certain point, you want to challenge yourself. Otherwise, you become boring. You become a has-been. It's not very interesting. I don't want to be this guy who has only succeeded in France. I could say, 'O.K., that's it; merci.' But I'm not interested in that. Gad Elmaleh
certain fiction science urban within
I like certain subgenres within science fiction and fantasy, and one of those is urban fantasy, and another is steampunk. Gail Carriger
certain grew insecure
I grew up being really insecure and dumped on, over-feeling certain things in a negative way. So I thought I had something to prove. Gilbert Hernandez
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Owning great landmarks such as the Empire State Building or Trump Tower or the General Motors Building or the Plaza Hotel - there are certain just spectacular landmarks - it's an honor; it's really an honor. Donald Trump
certain people themselves time type willing writer
Books are not brands. Some people are very willing to see themselves as a brand, but you can't be a certain type of writer to a certain type of person all the time. It will kill you. Zadie Smith
character
I made the character as much of myself as I could. Gil Gerard
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What I love about 'Breaking Bad' is the reflection of many people's - it's more real in terms of people have faults, people have character traits that they don't like about themselves. It resembles more of what the human journey really is and it's less fantastic and hero-driven than other characters and shows that we watch. Giancarlo Esposito
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Critics often say, 'Oh she makes films about strong women'. Wrong; I make films about complex characters and the choices they make. Gillian Armstrong
characters known magical offers
I think what makes Narnia a magical place is that it offers escapism - escapism from a world that is so different from the reality known by the characters and the reality known by the fans. Will Poulter
characters plot surprise takes
I write fast. But it takes me a while to get going. It's very important for me to see my whole plot. I have to see the end first because I like a surprise in the end. Which is why I let characters and plot gestate in my mind. Vikas Swarup
characters realise sets until unusual upbringing visiting
I didn't realise my upbringing was unusual until my teens. As the child of two actors, I presumed that visiting film sets and being surrounded by colourful characters was normal. Emilia Fox
characters check meant might pilot sort
The pilot is a sales tool; it introduces you to the characters and might set the template for what the show is meant to be, but there's so many boxes you have to check off on a pilot that it can sort of hurt the storytelling in a way.
characters giving hear opposed television
In television writing, you want to hear what the characters say as opposed to giving them something to say. It's the same with the cartoons.
characters love
I love creating characters and becoming someone else entirely. Brina Palencia
rectify week
We have to rectify it this week or else it's going to be a very long season.
work
My parents never told me to get a real job. They always said, 'Go for it! If this is what you want to do, work hard.' They were always very supportive.
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I got better as an actor, and still I'm getting better. That's only been possible because there's always been work. Ian Mckellen
work
I'm more interested in the quality of the work than its medium. Gale Harold
work
Every day I went to work at Tampa, I gave it my all. Gaines Adams
work
I always look at it that I work with my employees as opposed to them working for me.
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I never wanted to be someone who's asking someone to put my work in their gallery. I wanted to be asked.
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My works look to how images are produced, but specially based upon how the material reacts.
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The 'New York Times' reviews of my work have been evenly divided - favourable and unfavourable. Zubin Mehta
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I generally work right up to when I have to do something - I'm always doing a lot. Wynton Marsalis