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title: "10 Real Places Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Real Places quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Real Places sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Books are real places, make no mistake about that”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/books-are-real-places-make-no-mistake-about-that/)

[Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/993/neil-gaiman-29_books_books-are-real-places-make-no-mistake-ab_2951611.jpg)

> [It becomes very easy as an actor to immerse yourself when you're in the real places.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-cole/it-becomes-very-easy-as-an-actor-to-immerse-yourself-when-you-re-in/)

[Joe Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-cole/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fed/joe-cole-36943_actor_it-becomes-very-easy-as-an-actor-to-imme_389824.jpg)

> [Life is lived in real places, and I shoot in real places.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winner/life-is-lived-in-real-places-and-i-shoot-in-real-places/)

[Michael Winner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ef/michael-winner-33887_life_life-is-lived-in-real-places-and-i-shoot_2031397.jpg)

> [Potential audiences are real people found in real places.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-lacy/potential-audiences-are-real-people-found-in-real-places/)

[Suzanne Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-lacy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/314/suzanne-lacy-110968_audience_potential-audiences-are-real-people-foun_1458157.png)

> [We shot that in all the real places where Van Gogh worked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincente-minnelli/we-shot-that-in-all-the-real-places-where-van-gogh-worked/)

[Vincente Minnelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincente-minnelli/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe6/vincente-minnelli-18394_gogh_we-shot-that-in-all-the-real-places-wher_1448113.png)

> [“And books are real places, make no mistake about that.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/and-books-are-real-places-make-no-mistake-about-that/)

[Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fab/neil-gaiman-29_books_and-books-are-real-places-make-no-mistak_169606.jpg)

> [I have always been interested in incorporating real places into the music I make. Bringing the outside into the controlled world of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hopkins/i-have-always-been-interested-in-incorporating-real-places-into-the/)

[Jon Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hopkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc1/jon-hopkins-6720_life_i-have-always-been-interested-in-incorpo_828226.jpg)

> [ You have a visceral, physical response to being in \[the real\] places, and the sights and sounds and the smells just bring… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hemsworth/you-have-a-visceral-physical-response-to-being-in-the-real-places-and/)

[Chris Hemsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hemsworth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/880/chris-hemsworth-7458_bounce_you-have-a-visceral-physical-response-to_2619794.png)

> [The places where I have the nameless character in 'My Name Is Legion' meet his boss are real places I've been to.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-zelazny/the-places-where-i-have-the-nameless-character-in-my-name-is-legion/)

[Roger Zelazny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-zelazny/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19c/roger-zelazny-1604_boss_the-places-where-i-have-the-nameless-cha_3096591.png)

> [I don't like real places, but I don't like imagined ones either. I feel like I'm looking for some mixture and it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-marcus/i-don-t-like-real-places-but-i-don-t-like-imagined-ones-either-i-feel/)

[Ben Marcus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-marcus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe4/ben-marcus-7492_burden_i-don-t-like-real-places-but-i-don-t-lik_1991936.jpg)

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