But if one could go back in time, I’d love to have been directed by Howard Hawks, who’s one of my great heroes. One of the greatest directors there ever was. He directed probably one of the greatest westerns of all time in ‘Rio Bravo’.
STEPHEN FRYI think we have all experienced passion that is not in any sense reasonable.
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There is no particular Socratic or Dimechian or Kantian way to live your life. They don’t offer ethical codes and standards by which to live your life.
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Happiness is no respecter of persons.
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Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business – which at least does us all some good.
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It is exhausting knowing that most of the time the phone rings, most of the time there’s an email, most of the time there’s a letter, someone wants something of you.
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Somehow, as a writer, you tend to use words to paper over structural cracks.
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I don’t watch TV. I think it destroys the art of talking about oneself.
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No, I love the idea that someone changes. As an actor it’s always the thing that you look for. He is someone who starts off bright, cheerful and confident and then has everything taken away from him. It’s a wonderful journey to take.
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I think we have all experienced passion that is not in any sense reasonable.
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There’s no doubt that I do have extremes of mood that are greater than just about anybody else I know.
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Old Professors never die, they just lose their faculties.
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Philosophy is an odd thing. When we use the word in everyday speech, you know, you sometimes hear it hilariously.
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Oh, it takes a lot for me to walk out of a film.
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I shouldn’t be saying this – high treason, really – but I sometimes wonder if Americans aren’t fooled by our accent into detecting brilliance that may not really be there.
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