--- title: "1 Callous Quotes By Travis Beacham" description: "1 Callous quotes by Travis Beacham. Plus more from Travis Beacham and more Callous sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/993/travis-beacham-11732_absence_hope-hope-is-not-the-absence-of-tragedy_819341.jpg" --- > [Hope? Hope is not the absence of tragedy, my friend. It is the conviction that tragedy can be endured. Hope is the spark in you that is not subdued in the face of the vast and callous indifference of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/hope-hope-is-not-the-absence-of-tragedy-my-friend-it-is-the/) [Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/993/travis-beacham-11732_absence_hope-hope-is-not-the-absence-of-tragedy_819341.jpg) ## More by Travis Beacham > [For screenwriting, when you're writing, you're talking to hundreds - hundreds of people who might be interpreting what you're saying. When you're writing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/for-screenwriting-when-you-re-writing-you-re-talking-to-hundreds/) [Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/) > [We wanted it to be that you could go to the comic shop and read about the back story of 'Pacific Rim' and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/we-wanted-it-to-be-that-you-could-go-to-the-comic-shop-and-read-about/) [Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/) > [I've never believed in the end of times. We are mankind. Our footprints are on the moon. When the last trumpet sounds and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/i-ve-never-believed-in-the-end-of-times-we-are-mankind-our-footprints/) [Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/) > [We tend to see films as artifacts of one mind. The reality of it is, I think, when you come out here and start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/we-tend-to-see-films-as-artifacts-of-one-mind-the-reality-of-it-is-i/) [Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/) > [I have always been a fan of genre stuff and fantasy and sci-fi.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/i-have-always-been-a-fan-of-genre-stuff-and-fantasy-and-sci-fi/) [Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/) > [There's a lot of possibility in the 'Pacific Rim' universe for additional stories to be told, whether that's additional graphic novels or animated series…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/there-s-a-lot-of-possibility-in-the-pacific-rim-universe-for/) [Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/) > [A lot of screenwriters write certain characters, certain parts, with actors in mind. I don't really tend to do that. I describe them as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/a-lot-of-screenwriters-write-certain-characters-certain-parts-with/) [Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/) > [When you watch zombie movies, and people say, 'What's going on? What are we going to do?' it's like they live in a world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/when-you-watch-zombie-movies-and-people-say-what-s-going-on-what-are/) [Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/) > [I think, in general, as a writer, you can't really hide your values. They're always going to fall out onto the page, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/i-think-in-general-as-a-writer-you-can-t-really-hide-your-values-they/) [Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/) > [I feel like, as an industry, we've gotten too dependent on source material originated in other mediums.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/i-feel-like-as-an-industry-we-ve-gotten-too-dependent-on-source/) [Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/) > [There are no heroes in a world where heroes can’t die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/there-are-no-heroes-in-a-world-where-heroes-can-t-die/) [Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/) > [I think the graphic novel form works, in practice, a lot differently from watching a movie. You can put it down and pick it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/i-think-the-graphic-novel-form-works-in-practice-a-lot-differently/) [Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/) > [Hope? Hope is not the absence of tragedy, my friend. It is the conviction that tragedy can be endured. Hope is the spark in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/hope-hope-is-not-the-absence-of-tragedy-my-friend-it-is-the/) [Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/) > [I'm so enthralled with the whole universe of 'Pacific Rim.' I never get tired of it. I could do a sequel or two without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/i-m-so-enthralled-with-the-whole-universe-of-pacific-rim-i-never-get/) [Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/) > [Once you start putting in political subtext, it does create intellectually challenging science-fiction, but with 'Pacific Rim,' I always thought it would be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/once-you-start-putting-in-political-subtext-it-does-create/) [Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/callous/travis-beacham/#itemlist", "name": "1 Callous Quotes By Travis Beacham", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Hope? Hope is not the absence of tragedy, my friend. It is the conviction that tragedy can be endured. 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