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“We approach life not just to be able to think about it and talk about it and discover its truths, but also to enjoy it. And so a healthy life really isn't about abstinence or asceticism, it's about enjoying your time on this earth.”

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Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson is an American actor, born on May 11, 1964. He is known for his versatile performances in various film and television projects. more

“Rob Zombie is such a filmmaker. He's so completely different from anyone else that I've ever worked with. He's so confident and laid back and so trusting that you could just show up and do whatever you want to do. He's really good about pulling an amazing cast together that he doesn't have to tell them to do anything.”

Different Together Filmmaker Zombie

Author:Danielle Harris

“If you then cast a somebody, playing a nobody is always an additional effort. But that was not the reason we cast him. It was because Ben Whishaw delivered exactly what I was hoping for.”

Reason Effort

Author:Tom Tykwer

“I think that Michael Myers is an icon. The bad guys, it's always the bad guys that everybody loves. It's Michael Myers, it's Freddy, it's Jason, they're like the Dracula and Frankenstein of our generation. I think it started a new wave of horror films. They're cult classics and they're something that everybody wants to watch on Halloween.”

Thinking Film Guy Horror Wave Halloween Cult Horror Film

Author:Danielle Harris

“I actually met a producer of Stanley Kubrick's who told me that Kubrick had never even thought about doing Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer. He just read it and didn't want to do it - that's it. There's a myth around that he said it's not filmable. But he never wanted to film it.”

Film Myth Producers Murderer

Author:Tom Tykwer

“I remember the first joke that I made, which went over terribly. I was at my cousin's birthday party in Brooklyn. I was a little kid and she was a little older. They were going around introducing themselves; I was probably four, and I was very eager to impress all of these older New York kids. They went down the line and were like, "I'm Jake," "I'm Jane," "I'm Silvia," and I said, "I'm hungry," because I thought that was really going to bring the house down.”

Kids Remember House Party Jokes Hungry Introducing Impress Little Kid Birthday Party

Author:Zach Woods

“When I was a kid my father would read Neil Simon plays with me when I was going to bed, as bedtime stories. All of these old plays like The Odd Couple and Lost in Yonkers - funny but corny plays about Jewish New Yorkers in the mid-20th century.”

Kids Father Couple Odd 20th Century Corny Bedtime Bedtime Stories

Author:Zach Woods

“I remember as a child listening to comedic musicals and thinking they were a real riot. I had pretty questionable taste in comedy.”

Thinking Children Real Remember Comedy Listening Riot Comedic Questionable

Author:Zach Woods

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