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Noah Richler

"What a joy it is to read a book that shocks one into remembering just how high one's literary standards should be.â€¦ a tour de force by one of England's best novelistsâ€¦. Atonement is a spectacular book; as good a novel â€” and more satisfyingâ€¦â€” than anything McEwan has writtenâ€¦.sublimely written narrativeâ€¦. The Dunkirk passage is a stupendous piece of writing, a set piece that could easily stand on its own.â€¦"

-- Noah Richler

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“There's too many actors in LA. I mean, I'll go out there from time to time, but I always find it pretty soul-destroying. I don't drive, and the people kind of rub me the wrong way. It's just not home. You know? It's not New York. It's not... my town.”

Source : "The king of New York". Interview With Danny Leigh, www.theguardian.com. June 18, 2001.
“Pretty! in amber to observe the forms Of hairs, of straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms! The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there.”
“Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don't have great schools, principally because we have good schools. We don't have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life.”
“I've been a fan of Mads since the â€œCasino Royaleâ€ movie. I really sat up and paid attention to him. I was like, â€œWho is this motherf**ker?â€ Even his work in something as sort of popcorn as â€œClash of the Titans,â€ he brings a kind of danger and reality and he grounds it in such a way that you think, yes, I'm good to work with this guy. I should come back, just stay behind him. (Laughs) Our working relationship has been fantastic.”
“Cinema is gambling. It is better to gamble on a unique film even if it seems like suicide.”

Source : "Oscars Q&A: Thomas Langmann On The Creative Gamble Of Making 'The Artist'". Interview with Scott Timberg, deadline.com. February 4, 2012.
“Stage and film are just two wildly different animals. Why compare the two?”
“I'd been round the world a hundred times and had started to forget where I'd been. I knew I'd been there: it said it on the tour map. I could remember the name of the city but I couldn't remember what it was like - it was a massive blur.”
“Then he'd come back home and found out that war didn't cause fear- love did.”

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