"What he has in addition is pure empathy and projection,â€ Dr. Bloom said. â€œHe can assume your point of view, or mine â€“ and maybe some other points of view that scare and sicken him. Itâ€™s an uncomfortable gift, Jack. Perceptionâ€™s a tool thatâ€™s pointed on both ends."

-- Thomas Harris

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“In Rome, I really wanted an Audrey Hepburn Roman Holiday experience, but the Trevi Fountain was crowded, there was a McDonald's at the base of the Spanish Steps, and the ruins smelled like cat pee because of all the strays. The same thing happened in Prague, where I'd been yearning for some of the bohemianism of The Unbearable Lightness of Being. But no, there were no fabulous artists, no guys who looked remotely like a young Daniel Day-Lewis. I saw this one mysterious-looking guy reading Sartre in a cafe, but then his cell phone rang and he started talking in aloud Texan twang.”
“Tough management is a way to approach work. It is a practical, reasonable, and organized way to get to decisions more easily, make the numbers on a consistent basis, have those around you understand where you stand, and increase the business.”
“I think Stephen Sondheim is a - and I hardly ever use this word - but this is as close as it gets to a genius.”

Source : "'Unchained' Admiration Between Actor And Director". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. December 18, 2012.
“This is a slippery slope. In addition to that at what point are we going to be okay marrying inanimate objects? Can I marry this table or this, you know, clock? Can we marry dogs? This is ridiculous. And biblically, again, I'm going to go right back to my fundamental Christian beliefs marriage is between one man and one woman.”
“I lurched away from the table after a few hours feeling like Elvis in Vegas - fat, drugged, and completely out of it.”
“To be a good draftsman was to me a blessing.”
“You better get as much work as you can now because, once you get over 40, itâ€™s over.”

Source : "Anna Silk Interview LOST GIRL". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. January 16, 2012.
“The worst time in any writer's life is the two months before publication. ALL writers become mental and pathetic, even those of devout faith, who have some psychological healing to lean up against, and gorgeous lives. All writers think that this time, the jig is up, and they will be exposed as frauds.”

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