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“Because I killed a guy in real life, and because my character kills a guy onstage, they said I could never do anything this great again. I resented that.”

Said Real Character Guy Real Life They Said

Author:Charles S. Dutton

“I'm very shy in real life; I can't really hit on girls.”

I Can Real Girl Real Life Shy

Author:Jeffrey Donovan

“In the real life-process, willing, feeling, and thinking are only different aspects.”

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Book:Introduction to the Human Sciences

Source: Introduction to the Human Sciences

“Eyes Wide Open' took shape from two real life events straight from my own past. One was the sad suicide of my young nephew, a troubled kid, who was found at the bottom of a landmark cliff in central California. The second was a chance encounter forty years ago with none other than, ahem, Charles Manson!”

“I've played so many jobs where I'm fearless, but it's far from me. I wish I were like that in real life.”

Real Jobs Wish Real Life Fearless

Author:Cam Gigandet

“In real life, people fumble their words. They repeat themselves and stare blankly off into space and don't listen properly to what other people are saying. I find that kind of speech fascinating but screenwriters never write dialogue like that because it doesn't look good on the page.”

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Author:Christopher Guest

“I really became convinced I wanted to tell the story of the real-life model for the Degas sculpture 'Little Dancer Aged 14,' which was unveiled in 1881, the Belle Epoque.”

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Author:Cathy Marie Buchanan

“Often real life is boring and problematic. I love the edited version of it.”

Real Life Is Boring Real Life Versions Edited

Author:Terry Gross

“Why should I ever get fed up talking about my father? He was a brilliant, colorful man who left us with thousands of memories. Most people remember his films, but I've got anecdotes and advice and episodes of real life tucked away inside my head.”

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Author:Danny Huston

“I think that if writers don't speak about real life, it's because they don't know it.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Real Speak Real Life

Author:Michel Houellebecq

“I spend plenty of time in London and it doesn't scare me, but it's a lonely place, even if you've got friends there. My job takes me all around the world, meeting lots of interesting people. But I think if I couldn't get home, if I couldn't get back to what I consider my real life I'd be frightened.”

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Author:Shirley Henderson

“The image you see of me out in public is really different from who I am in real life.”

Different Real Real Life Who I Am

Author:Lucy Hale

“I don't think people would climb mountains or jump off bridges with parachutes or kayak Class V rapids if those things didn't offer the brief and horrible illusion of imminent death. They would just be complicated, time-consuming endeavors that we'd steer well clear of because they got in the way of real life.”

“One thing I was thinking about is that they probably get their come-uppance about the same percentage that people in real life do. Basically, stealing for all practical purposes might as well be legal in New York.”

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Author:Mike Judge

“In my stories, I controlled what happened in a way I couldn't in real life. My characters lived through the horror and degradation of the cruelty of others and they not only survived, they thrived. They gave me hope and laughter, and they kept me going in spite of everything else. They were my heroes.”

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Author:Sherrilyn Kenyon

“To make something look real and alive, nothing can be symmetrical because nothing in real life is symmetrical. You have to make it look organic.”

Looks Real Life Is Alive Real Life Symmetrical

Author:John Kricfalusi

“In real life, there are names that surprise us because they don't seem to suit the person at all.”

Persons Real Seems Names Surprise Real Life Suits

Author:Krzysztof Kieslowski

“Fights in real life between real people only last so long before someone gets seriously hurt.”

People Long Real Lasts Fighting Hurt Real Life

Author:Robert Kirkman

“Maggie Smith is an amazing woman, and not as serious in real life.”

Real Serious Real Life Maggie Amazing Woman

Author:Allen Leech