“Die Hard represents the class of modern action pictures and the standard by which they must be judged. Few films falling into the "mindless entertainment" genre have as much going for them as this movie. Not only is it a thrill-a-minute ride, but it has one of the best film villains in recent memory, a hero everyone can relate to, dialogue that crackles with wit, and a lot of very impressive pyrotechnics.” HardActionFilmDiesFallMemoriesClassModernMinutesHeroStandardsEntertainmentWitDialogueRelateGenreJudgedVillainThrillImpressiveMindlessBest FilmVery ImpressivePyrotechnics Author:James Berardinelli
“The difference between the hero and the coward is that the hero sticks in there five minutes longer” DifferencesFiveMinutesHeroSticksCowardFive Minutes Author:Brian Tracy
“In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations! Be sure not to discuss your hero's state of mind. Make it clear from his actions. Nor is it necessary to portray many main characters. Let two people be the center of gravity in your story: he and she.” PeopleMindTwoStatesCharacterStoriesActionClearPsychologyMinutesHeroEssentialsState Of MindGravityVagueGeneralizationMain CharactersCenter Of Gravity Author:Anton Chekhov
“It is more difficult to be an honorable man for a week than to be a hero for fifteen minutes.” MenDifficultWeekMinutesHeroFifteenHonorableHonorable Man Author:Jules Renard
“We have lots of heroes today - sportsmen, supermodels, media personalities. They come, they have their 15 minutes of fame, and they go. But the influence of good teachers stays with us. They are the people who really shape our lives.” PeopleTodayTeacherOur LivesInfluenceMinutesMediaPersonalityHeroShapesFameGood TeacherSportsmanSupermodel Author:Jonathan Sacks
“Me and Conan O'Brien and Robert Smigel and Dana Carvey wrote a script called 'Hans and Franz: The Girlyman Dilemma,' and it was going to be co-produced with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and he was going to co-star in it. We had a deal with Sony, we got paid to write it, and it was a musical, but it never got made because...I think Arnold kind of backed out at the last minute because he was getting cold feet because ;The Last Action Hero' had come out, where he was parodying himself. But it was a really funny script, and I wish it could've seen the light, because I think it would've done really well.” ThinkingWritingWellsKindMadeDoneLightActionLastsWishStarsDealsFeetMinutesColdHeroPaidMusicalScriptsDilemmaLast MinuteSchwarzeneggerSonyConanAction HeroesCold FeetConan O Brien Author:Kevin Nealon
“I haven´t written on piano since It Bites. You can tell my songs that I´ve written on piano with It Bites cause they all go like "wrooash", like Old Man And The Angel and Calling All The Heroes and songs like that. It all tends to happen very quickly, I get two thirds of the song within five minutes and then spend rest of the time trying to ruin it in my head, and then I go back to where I was from the beginning.” MenTryingTwoHappensSongCausesFiveWrittenMinutesHavensHeroCallingAngelThirdsRuinsPianoOld ManBitesFive Minutes Author:Francis Dunnery
“Bette Davis, she was so brilliant and one of my heroes, but she worked a ton, and then she didn't get All About Eve [1950] until the last minute. Claudette Colbert was supposed to be Margo Channing, but then she broke her back and couldn't do it. That allowed Davis to play her age.” PlayAgeLastsMinutesHeroBrilliantSupposed To BeBrokeMy HeroLast Minute Author:Winona Ryder