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"I would rather read a poorly structured story that has fresh ideas than a tightly structured one with cliches."
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"If unconventional ideas = sperm, then public opinion = abortion."
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"I have no specific ideas in mind of what I will or won't do; it's all about the roles."
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"I had no new ideas on the physics we might learn, and I could not compete with the younger generation."
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"I wasn't thinking of competing with any artists as such, I was more thinking of being among them, and sharing thoughts with them; like sharing views, ideas, etc."
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"Now whatever the origin of this apparently meaningless jumble of ideas may have been, it is really a perfect and very slightly allegorical expression of the actual present views we hold today."
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"The multiplicity of ideas is what I'm interested in."
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"Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them."
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"I want to do nothing chic, I want to have ideas before beginning a piece."
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"I thought you could beat, pummel, and thrash an idea into existence. Under such treatment, of course, any decent idea folds up its paws, turns on its back, fixes its eyes on eternity, and dies."
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"I've always been very interested in the struggle for human rights, not just here but abroad, and I wanted to be an inside player in that struggle. I wanted to make the laws reflect our ideals and ideas in this democracy that is America."
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"Animation scripts tend to be much more descriptive and are lighter on dialogue."
Animation
"I love all of Albert Brooks' work from Defending Your Life back to his first film, Real Life, but am sorry that he seems to have lost his edge in his more recent work."
Life
"There is nothing like the high of being on stage and reaping applause, especially for emotionally needy people like me!"
People
"I was only in one play at Steppenwolf, in the early days."
Play
"Fear of failure has always been my best motivator."
Fear
"Unfortunately, all the cliches we see about Hollywood are true."
Cliches
"Robert Altman's Nashville is my all-time favorite film because it covers all the bases - it's original, moving, and has something to say, but also funny and incredibly entertaining."
Funny
"I would rather read a poorly structured story that has fresh ideas than a tightly structured one with cliches."
Ideas
"While I've lived in L.A. since 1985, I'll always consider Chicago my home town and have much affection for it. My parents and sister still live there so I try to visit as often as I'm able."
Home
"The best way for a beginner to write for animation is to closely watch animated films, then read the screenplays for them afterwards."
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