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Three children have become adults since a phone call with Jo Rowling, containing one small clue, persuaded me that there was more to Snape than an unchanging costume, and that even though only three of the books were out at that time, she held the entire massive but delicate narrative in the surest of hands.
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We try to 'self-medicate' ourselves against boredom with mobile phones in any given moment of free time.
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DJing for people is fun until someone comes up with a phone screen that has 'PLAY SOME RIHANNA' written on it. I prefer to play older songs because they're the ones I personally enjoy dancing and singing along to and modern dance music bores my brains out.
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All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.
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I don't recall having any self-awareness about the intricacy of my stories.
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If you don't have a sensation of apprehension when you set out to find a story and a swagger when you sit down to write it, you are in the wrong business.
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When the news wants to tell you something is important, they put dramatic theme music behind it. They scare you into watching the story.
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I love love stories, no matter how dark.
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Leave not a foot of verse, a foot of stone, A Page, a Grave, that they can call their own; But spread, my sons, your glory thin or thick, On passive paper, or on solid brick.
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I enjoy looking at words on paper and visualizing how to make them come to life. As a director, the creative process is really amazing.
