"When I first moved to L.A., I discovered Roy London. I didn't know anything about the arts, the profession; I had no technique, I knew nothing, I'm fresh from Missouri. I sat in on a few classes, and they just felt a little guru-ish and just didn't feel right to me. Until I met Roy."

-- Brad Pitt

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“It has taken us two million years to elevate politics from the level of a monkey squabble, to a level comprehensible to a six year old child.”
“...sometimes we enter art to hide within it. It is where we can go to save ourselves, where a third-person voice protects us.”

Source : Michael Ondaatje (2010). “Divisadero”, p.99, Bloomsbury Publishing
“My grandfather was a faith healer and medium and he always encouraged faith in the unseen. I believe in fortune tellers.”

Source : "Is this it?". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. August 15, 2008.
“I am trying to do my own thing, but there will always be comparisons, even if I don't agree with them.”
“The attempt to silence a man is the greatest honor you can bestow on him. It means that you recognize his superiority to yourself.”
“She was still there inside me now, just as she always was: a life put on hold, a memory I didn't know how to handle.”
“You can be an amateur and have a passion for something, but it takes a long time to actually become a professional, meaning that you can handle any situation.”

Source : "Patton Oswalt Talks TRAGEDY PLUS COMEDY EQUALS TIME, Doing Another Stand-Up Special, Preparing to Shoot Live Performances & Upcoming TV Guest Spots". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. January 16, 2014.
“I can be really silly when I'm not actually writing silliness, and I have to rein that in. Pynchon, in my opinion, sometimes tells elaborate shaggy dog stories just to work up to a pun or punch line. My challenge is to use humor and wordplay to reinforce the emotional core of the novel.”

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