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I think it's my nature to try and make original content, and that's what I've done, is just try and approach things in an original… — Darren Aronofsky
You cannot describe it or draw it. You cannot praise it enough or perceive it. No place can be found in which to put the… — Wumen Huikai
I love the idea of leaving some of the original abstract thought in, because the problem is that when you pick up a pen you… — Glen Hansard
Since we launched the original 'Pop Idol' in England, I've remained close with Simon Fuller. Working as executive producer on 'American idol' for its first… — Nigel Lythgoe
To be honest, I found the 3D in 'Avatar' to be inconsistent and while ground breaking in many respects, sometimes I thought it overwhelmed the… — Mark Canton
I was in the original cast of 'Wicked', and that got a bad review in 'The New York Times,' and it's the most successful thing… — Norbert Leo Butz
Obviously everybody knows that I'm an original songwriter and I got my band. And the guys in 'Sugar Money,' no matter what, are part of… — Bo Bice
Star Wars, the original movie, was all the various old genre of pictures: the swashbucklers, the war movies, all those things were put n there… — Bruce Boxleitner
How many of the original songs survive intact from the slave cabins? Probably not many in their original form. Time has transformed them like light… — Kathleen Battle
The original Dean Martin Comedy Hour handed me some hysterical sketches. I've got highlights on tons of these variety shows, given to me by their… — Ruth Buzzi
I was a huge fan of the original 'Star Trek,' and I'd never even dreamed that I would someday be captain of a starship. — Scott Bakula
Y Tu Mama Tambien' is one of the first unrated movies to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. But many video… — Alfonso Cuaron
You should take notes whenever you hear interesting or original language. — Randa Abdel-Fattah
I have lots of records, quite a collection, actually, that I stole from my mom. I have the original 'Thriller' album and I have a… — Elisha Cuthbert
Country music is completely punk-rock. It's the original punk-rock. — Neko Case
Up until college age I was using the typical little-boy dummy that sits on the knee and makes woodpecker jokes. My first original character didn't… — Jeff Dunham
Often, the idea that there can be a wide range of translations of one text doesn't occur to people - or that a translation could… — Lydia Davis
All too often, when creative people pick out someone else's creative work as an inspiration, what they end up with is very, very far from… — Samuel R. Delany
You'll see a lot more blood in 'Saw' movies or something like that than you will in either of the 'Last House' movies. I kind… — Garret Dillahunt
From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What's lost in the process is the power of… — Joe Eszterhas
The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take you from film school to professional - the idea. That's… — William Friedkin
Zimbabweans are so smart and witty and able to weave together tons of situations and experiences into terminologies that are just utterly original. — Danai Gurira
I've written original material before, where I've come up with the idea and the characters myself, and that's definitely very different to working with someone… — Alex Garland
I am outraged that the Gorillaz have infringed the copyright of my song 'Time Warp,' claiming their song 'Stylo' to be an original composition. — Eddy Grant
It's not a terribly original thing to say, but I love Raymond Carver. For one thing, he's fun to read out loud. — Ira Glass

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