Bill Paxton on groups
Bill Paxton9 quotes“We mystify the art of moviemaking, but it’s not amystical science. You take a good screenplay, put a group togetherand you hammer it out.”
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Stop your grinnin and drop your linen
Bill PaxtonBill Paxton Every professional athlete owes a debt of gratitude to the fans and management, and pays an installment every time he plays. He should never miss a payment.
Bobby HullBobby Hull Slow motion is so visually cinematic; when you create that, you create it for your audience, you let them have the feeling of what it must be like to be there. And in a movie, you can’t forget the audience.
Bill PaxtonBill Paxton Greatness isn’t something you should always be chasing. There’s greatness within all of us, and I think that’s what we forget.
Brad MeltzerBrad Meltzer I hate tests. It’s a really lousy way to judge a person’s ability.
Bill PaxtonBill Paxton Through readiness and discipline, we are the masters of our fate.
Bill PaxtonBill Paxton In the old days the studios guided your career. Now it’s all up to you.
Bill PaxtonBill Paxton A good filmmaker is someone who can look at a piece and go, “This camera’s really going to be a character. I want people to feel like they’re being punched.”
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Caught inside my mind trapped between its horrid lines losing precious time.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados Some women will have you look at life differently.
Eleni SophiaEleni Sophia The biggest reward often require the largest risks.
Nicole BrownNicole Brown Being with you is familiar, like playing guitar after some time; the theory is there but my fingers have forgotten the chords.
AstaAsta Late-night conservations, Breathtaking memories, and an endless sky full of unseen dazzling stars. That’s how I want to remember us.
AurthurAurthur Nothing is more terrifying than falling in love.
Helena DegnHelena Degn People who cannot see through souls will keep searching for beauty in faces and will never find it.
Shilpa GoelShilpa Goel There is someone out there waiting to love you in all the ways you deserve.
Ashley PrzywolskiAshley Przywolski
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The emerging whole manifests locally. It manifests in particular communities, groups, and, ultimately, in us as individuals.
Betty Sue FlowersBetty Sue Flowers The sun and its retinue of planets drift as a group through the vast gulfs of space that separate the stars.
Bernard M. OliverBernard M. Oliver We’ve all got to look at ourselves, start with yourself, that’s all you can do. I believe that we can act responsibly as a group, it’s just that there are vested interests telling us not to bother.
Ben EltonBen Elton I coach young people. I have a group called BTP – Broadway Theatre Project.
Ben VereenBen Vereen I feel like a member of any group comprised of outsiders.
Baz LuhrmannBaz Luhrmann It’s been such a group effort. When you’re a new band and you have limited resources, you end up getting people that are there because they love what you do, and that’s great.
Balthazar GettyBalthazar Getty The fact that theyre a congressionally chartered group should no more incline people to give to that group than the fact that its National Pickle Month should make them eat more pickles.
Barney FrankBarney Frank Growing food was the first activity that gave us enough prosperity to stay in one place, form complex social groups, tell our stories, and build our cities.
Barbara KingsolverBarbara Kingsolver