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"Everyone is looking for the sure thing. They are looking to hedge their bet. They think the way to do that is to go with a proven quantity, a remake of something you have already seen. That is their mindset."
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"You walk like others? You talk like others? You think like others? Then the world doesn't need you because others are already abundant in the world! Be original!"
"Originality consists in trying to be like everybody else and failing."
"People who copy you will always be one step behind."
"Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism."
"None of my art is based on how others think i should have done it."
"Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of."
"No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were the only one alive, and quite a number fondly believe their wish has been granted."
"She was strangely unaware that she could look and see freshly for herself, as she wrote, without primary regard for what had been said before."
"The writer of originality, unless dead, is always shocking, scandalous; novelty disturbs and repels."
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"I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more cynical about Christmas. There's more of an edge."
"I teach at USC. I have a big class of 360 kids, only about a fifth of whom are film majors. I don't just show the Hollywood blockbusters. I show independent films, foreign films, documentaries."
"I had the great good fortune to interview Peggy Lee. Her memories of working with Walt Disney and his team were warm and upbeat."
"If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that right away, and it would destroy my credibility."
"Hollywood executives believe that money is both the be-all and end-all to the moviemaking process."
"Dumbo... makes me cry. Every single time and in the exact same spot. I just have a special affection for Dumbo."
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