"Since my adaptation of Ian McEwan's 'Atonement,' I get sent a lot of novels that people think will work as movies. So every now and then I make a point of sitting down and reading a couple of them."

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Source : "My week" by Christopher Hampton, www.theguardian.com. August 1, 2009.

Christopher Hampton

#Couple Quotes #Reading Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I used to know Jennifer Love Hewitt. We lived in the same apartment building when I was about... jeez, I guess it was when I was doing 'Christmas Vacation', so I was about 13 or 14.”

Source : Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. May 24, 2010.
“In the studio we use a pretty wide range of materials for the sculptures; silicone, fibreglass, human and animal hair, ABS plastic, dental acrylic, traditional and high-tech plasters, stainless steel, automotive paint, plywood, Britannia metal, found objects and taxidermy animals.”

Source : The Condition report Interview, www.patriciapiccinini.net. 2014.
“Most fisherman, including this one, cling to their pet stupidities as they would to a battered briar or an old jacket; and their dogged persistence in wrong methods and general wrong-headedness finally wins the a sort of grudging admiration, if not many fish.”
“I don't have to get a pitch down the middle. If I like the pitch-even if it's 15 inches off the plate, and that's the pitch I wanted-I'm swinging.”
“Everyone has motives. Let's acknowledge that and get on with the interesting part.”
“I wanted her to see that the only life worth living is a life full of love; that loss is always part of the equation; that love and loss conjoined are the best opportunity we get to live fully, to be our strongest, our most compassionate, our most graceful selves.”
“Iâ€™m actually taking advantage of my time off. You know, I had a film that was pushed, so Iâ€™m home spending time with my family, going to the gym and actually enjoying taking care of myselfâ€¦This year has been great for me because Iâ€™ve learned how to relax. The last three years have been amazing but kind of crazy. So I donâ€™t know, I feel grounded. I feel really good.”
“I have always felt that humor was a wonderful vehicle to let us become connected with each other and ourselvesâ€¦ I try to portray the similarities and polarities in men and women, so that we can acknowledge and embrace our collective consciousness.”

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