"Even I would find a book about my life pretty dull."

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Simon Hoggart

#Book Quotes #Dull Quotes

“I never believed in going to America with my show-reel and knocking on every agent's door. I couldn't even do it. I'm too insecure, and too proud. It's a strange combination.”

Source : "Carice van Houten Talks to Cole Smithey About Making Paul Verhoeven's 'Black Book'". Interview with Cole Smithey, www.colesmithey.com. April 1, 2007.
“I have no problem with it. I don't look on homosexuality as an aberration. It's just they way they're born, and how could any relationship between two people in a committed relationship be wrong, regardless of gender?”
“Sometimes people talk about music, whether blogs or magazines, in a strange way where it doesn't seem like they're actually listening to it.”
“Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say.”
“One key to creating a meaningful life, is choosing what we want to feel, and for how long.”
“When the public doesn't want me any longer, I'll quit.”
“I just think that if you use materials that have an ability to communicate directly, you open up a channel and you can work through that. So you are using the power of materials.”

Source : "Marc Quinn interview: Just a load of shock? (2000)". Interview with R.J. Preece, www.artdesigncafe.com. September 15, 2009.
“I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.”

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