"I am not interested in simply working as a director. If I am not making movies that I want to make, that I feel passionate about, or that I feel are hopefully at the level of cinematic quality that I feel they should be then I am not really that interested."

-- Brad Furman

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“It's not rubbish to say that I was a bit peeved about not getting credit for a couple of songs, but that wasn't the whole reason. I guess I just felt like I had enough. I decided to leave and start a group with Jack Bruce”
“Only a lie that wasn't ashamed of itself could possibly succeed.”
“I'm pleased to have outsold great writers. But I'm not insane - I realize I am a writer people buy to take on vacation.”
“Breathe in, breathe out, move on...”
“Evolution is the fundamental idea in all of life science - in all of biology.”
“In chess, there is only one mistake: over-estimation of your opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness.”
“The product of the head, heart and hand is a thing to be loved.”
“I think competition in any kind of activity like music, art, literature - anything that's not done with a timer - is actually impossible. So, in effect, what you're doing is you're entering the lottery. You're hoping that you play well (and that) you play your best on the day that you're heard, and you're hoping that the people who are judging will like what you do.”

Source : "Not My Job: Pianist Emanuel Ax Takes A Quiz On Axe Body Spray". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" with Peter Sagal, www.npr.org. August 30, 2013.

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