Joe Roth found out it was available, he wanted to direct it, he had the means, he had the studio. He said, 'I want to do it and it's done.' I think if it wasn't for him, it would probably still be sitting somewhere. |
The character Jack Nicholson played was a physical giant, and then here's little beady-eyed Jack Nicholson and everybody was aghast at this casting gaffe. |
The kind of event on a conveyor belt that causes a fire occurs in a variety of industrial environments, not uniquely in coal environments. |
The opportunity to invest globally both in private and public markets has grown substantially. By expanding their horizons outside of the U.S., institutions are finding better opportunities and diversification. |
There are short-term costs related to rescue efforts but it will probably have more of a psychological than a financial effect. |
There's a dangerous thrill - a rush - in goodness. If you don't keep your wits about you, if you don't have a very sober take on what you're doing and who you're doing it too, you can inadvertently set little fires. The very people you are helping can wind up, emotionally, in worse shape than they were before. |
There's a lot of people here, and they're here to see you, not us. Do what you do. |
They were not so egregious that they had to shut down the mine. Historically, coal-mining was much more risky. |
They're coming in on chapter 48 of a 200-chapter Russian novel. I mean, things happen in year one, episode three that do not play out until year two, episode three, and you just have to be there for the whole time. |
This book falls under the category of "stuff I know," as opposed to "stuff I need to learn". |
Very nice results. Pricing was a significant factor and they had no extraneous events in the quarter. |
Writers spend three years rearranging 26 letters of the alphabet. It's enough to make you lose your mind day by day. |
You can point out to people how to make what they do better, but you can't teach somebody how to be a great writer, just like you can't teach somebody how to be a fast runner. You can work on their technique, but either they're fast or they're not; either they can write or they can't. |
You can't have a hell of a lot of ego about it, you have to surrender. |
You can't take a character anywhere they don't expect the character to go. But within those confines is where creativity lies. |