"It's so damn hard to write a great historical mystery based on fact. It's not for lack of trying."

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Jon Turteltaub

#Writing Quotes #Historical Quotes #Trying Quotes

“Iâ€™m like the child who buries her head in the pillow so as not to see, the child who tells herself that light causes sadnessâ€””
“I have arrived more definitely than any other painter during his lifetime; honours shower upon me from every side; artists pay me compliments on my work; there are many people to whom my position must seem enviable ... But I don't seem to have a single real friend!”
“If a woman feels anchored to a man's plans, she may start to resent him for the fun she's worried she's missing.”
“Why is it good for football to take the excitement away from fans by overcharging them for tickets to see their team?”
“Lately I've been falling asleep listening to 'Common One' by Van Morrison, specifically the song 'Summertime in England.' It's 15 minutes long, so to make it through the entire song is a real task unto itself, but Van has that emotional payoff that makes even his most tiresome songs more powerful than most people's entire catalog.”
“You cannot begin to imagine the shock I had when I came down on the floor for the first time. First of all, there's this whole thing about playing sitcom comedy. I didn't want to do the sitcom thing, but I didn't know what else to do. I went slowly. We went through the week of rehearsal, then we got on the floor with the cameras, which I'm used to because of my experience in the old days. Then came camera day, with an audience, and it was stunning, enthralling, exciting and chaotic. I had never experienced anything like that before, as an actor. I was part minstrel, part actor.”
“Generally I don't listen to sad songs if I'm sad. I listen to happy songs.”
“I am completely serious. When I decide to do something, I decide to really do it.”

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