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So why sign your name in blood for more? It seemed like a sensible arrangement for me. I didn't sell large numbers… — David Knopfler Copy Share Image
I've been lucky enough to stand on both poles, but the place that seemed the remotest to me was Butugychag, a former… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
I've always been excited by rotoscoping, the technique used in films like 'Waking Life,' which fuses animation with real-life emotion. It seemed… — Aaron Koblin Copy Share Image
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Yet in all those cases I finally steeled myself to seize the opportunity, and find a way to muddle through and eventually… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'd always avoided stuff like 'Where are they now?' or 'Whatever happened to?' Just 'No thanks, thanks for calling.' You tell me,… — Jackie Earle Haley Copy Share Image
That made me feel very disturbed, because it never seemed to be about how much hard work was involved. Ever. It was… — Julia Ormond Copy Share Image
A newspaperman said, 'You have to have a team in New York.' I replied, 'Who says you have to have a team… — Warren Giles Copy Share Image
The daily calendar seemed, to me, like a kind of cartoon black hole, and you didn't have to be a rocket scientist… — Gary Larson Copy Share Image
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