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"I hate to lull the audience into letting them think that something is something. It's always fun to defy expectations."
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"I am often guilty of expecting the worst so as to avoid disappointment and welcome surprise."
"Expectations create and shape reality."
"Weren't you alwaysdistracted by expectation, as if every eventannounced a beloved? (Where can you find a placeto keep her, with all the huge strange thoughts inside yougoing and coming and often staying all night.)"
"Expect nothing but be ready for everything."
"That's the thing about being the product of happily marries parents, You grow up thinking the fairy tale is real, and more than that, you think you're entitled to live it. So far, though, it wasn't working out as planned."
"Not the action, but the expectation creates results."
"We are No. 1 worldwide by quite a margin on the client side and expanding, according to IDC and others, every single quarter. Our expectation is that the industry will consolidate and that more of our competitors will exit."
"When you do a writing job for a studio, one of the things you want to do is satisfy the expectations of your employer. That's a little bit different than when you sit down and write something to satisfy yourself, because then you're the employer."
"Everyone wants everyone to be perfect for them, but they don't want themselves to be perfect for others..."
"Live without expectations. Don't set parameters on your life by telling yourself that something can only be enjoyed if it is a certain way. Allow life to surprise you. Keep an open mind and enjoy all of life's treasures."
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"All you're trying to do in an improvisation is get as much material as possible for the editing room."
"My mother was the concert master of the symphony. Absurdity and eccentricity were not criticized."
"David Lynch and I almost made a movie together in the late '80s. We had lots of dinners and lunches. He's a very cool, hip guy. This film, let's face it, is like an homage to him, I would imagine he'd find it funny."
"I've never done an improvised movie as a fictitious character. I think that's the challenge."
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