"There is a sort of theory that you……" — Christopher Hampton
"There is a sort of theory that you should adapt bad books because they always make more successful films."
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23 Quotes by Christopher Hampton
Christopher Hampton has 23 quotes on this site.
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I became a virtuoso of deceit. It wasn't pleasure I was after, it was knowledge. I consulted the strictest moralists…
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Masturbation is the thinking man's television.
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You see, I always divide people into two groups. Those who live by what they know to be a lie,…
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It's possible to disagree with someone about the ethics of non-violence without wanting to kick his face in.
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I think there's something degrading about having a husband for a rival. It's humiliating if you fail and commonplace if…
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I like L.A., but I think whats changed is that the kinds of films I do, the mid-range dramatic film,…
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I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence.
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To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her marriage: what could possibly be…
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If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby American girls turn into American…
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You know very well that unless you're a scientist, it's much more important for a theory to be shapely, than…
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I find I have to give myself a day when I just shut myself off and do nothing but read.
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I love films. If I'd known how to get into or do it from the word go, I would have…
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More Adapt Quotes
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Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom…
— Marcus Aurelius
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Movies are not novels, and that's why, when filmmakers try to adapt novels, particularly long or complex novels, the result…
— Paul Auster
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Living with anyone for many years takes skill. To keep peace in the household, couples learn to adapt to one…
— Diane Ackerman
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You adapt to who you're photographing.
— David Bailey
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Adapting is a common natural way for people to adapt to their environment.
— Joe Barton
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When people move from poor countries to America, they quickly adapt in at least one way - their consumption habits.
— Gary Bauer
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As human beings we do change, grow, adapt, perhaps even learn and become wiser.
— Wendy Carlos
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Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to…
— Emile M. Cioran
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In the long run men inevitably become the victims of their wealth. They adapt their lives and habits to their…
— Herbert Croly
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The military has no constant form, just as water has no constant shape - adapt as you face the enemy,…
— Sun Tzu
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The atmosphere of the home is prolonged in the school, where the students soon discover thatin order to achieve some…
— Paulo Freire
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Well-coached teams are never surprised; they can adapt to anything they see.
— Jack Ramsay
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