"When a philosopher, scientist, or psychologist discusses the discrepancy between the actual and the ideal, he or she attempts to convince us with the tools of discursive thought ... An artist does it differently ... their primary approach is different, even though both groups, if you will, are investigating the actual, the ideal, and the discrepancy in between."

-- Stephen Dobyns

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“Making films has never just been a job to me, it is my life. I have some interests outside of acting - I sing and I've written books, for instance - but acting is what keeps me going, it's what I do, it gives life purpose.”

Source : “Johnny Depp Retirement Saddens Christopher Lee” by Michael Smith, guardianlv.com. August 10, 2013.
“Before I published anything, I dreamed of publication, but I didn't actually write for it. I imagined that writing for an audience was something for fancier people. I aspired, but mostly I wrote for myself. I wrote because it made me happy.”
“Schoolmasters and parents exist to be grown out of.”
“I had to overcome many things, many people telling me no. If you want it, and you believe in it, you have to do it. And I know itâ€™s silly, and I know Iâ€™m kind of irrationally optimistic, but you have to be and you canâ€™t really have another plan, because youâ€™re going to fall back on it.”
“We all have this fantasy of finding our one true love who's going to be the perfect fit. It's just not a reality.”
“In this lineup, anywhere I hit, I don't care. I always go out there and swing the bat the same way.”
“Everything that I've done so far has had a bigger budget than the last, but I've never ever felt the benefit of the bigger budget because the ideas always exceed the budget.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“You always get told how important the premiere and doing the press is, but I have suspicions.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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