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"I wouldn't like to be a character in one of my books!"
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"I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which means you've had it."
"It is better to be gentle than rude."
"Developing a true and solid character and finding unique traits that belong to only you is a foundational thing."
"The kindest mind is the most beautiful mind!"
"Character that is fruit-producing can be summed up in the mastery of these 5 qualities: morals, but a sense of humor; love, but respect for criticism; intelligence without pretense; humility without self-loathing; and a mind open, but with solid convictions."
"Do not imagine that if you meet a really humble man he will be what most people call 'humble' nowadays: he will not be a sort of greasy, smarmy person, who is always telling you that, of course, he is nobody.Probably all you will think about him is that he seemed a cheerful, intelligent chap who took a real interest in what you said to him.If you do dislike him it will be because you feel a little envious of anyone who seems to enjoy life so easily. He will not be thinking about humility: he will not be thinking about himself at all."
"A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents."
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"As long as a film stays unmade, the book is entirely yours, it belongs to the writer. As soon as you make it into a film, suddenly more people see it than have ever read the book."
"Technology determines the possibilities of society. It doesn't matter whether you start out from a fascist state or a communist state or a free-market state."
"As a writer, you get to play, you get alter time, you get to come up with the smart lines and the clever comebacks you wish you'd thought of."
"You have to have something worth saying and then the ability to say it- writing's a double skill, really."
"I still find it hard to understand that anyone could argue that you can't have machines that exhibit consciousness."
"I think the future stopped looking American when you think back to Blade Runner and Neuromancer, when it started to look more Japanese."
"I'm not a great believer in awards-of course the fact that I've never won one has nothing to do with it at all!"
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