Dialogue Quotes - Page 40

• I've always hated quotation marks: they're ugly on the page and they classify the text for you, putting dialogue in one box and narration in another.

  Catherine Brady

  Ugly, Pages, Quotation Marks

  Source: therumpus.net

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• When I decided to stop using quotation marks, it presented technical challenges: you have to conceive of dialogue differently and structure it differently for this to work. So I had a new problem, which makes writing interesting again.

  Catherine Brady

  Writing, Interesting, Challenges

  Source: therumpus.net

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• Maybe because I began as a writer, I have a good ear for dialogue, and maybe being an English major - and that I also read a lot as a kid - if I hear somebody say something that I think's funny, or I find a situation or story, I'll try to work that into the movie.

  Owen Wilson

  Kids, Thinking, Trying

  Interview with Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 15, 2016.

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• I founded the King Hussein Foundation after my husband's death in 1999, to build on his humanitarian vision and legacy in the country and abroad, through programs promoting education and leadership, economic empowerment, tolerance, cross-cultural dialogue, and media that enhances mutual understanding and respect among different cultures across conflict lines.

  Queen Noor of Jordan

  Country, Kings, Husband

  "Her Majesty Queen Noor: Yogi & Devoted Warrior for Peace". Interview with Gina Murdock, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Maybe we need more dialogue in terms of our faith, in terms of those who are believers, or even nonbelievers, about that aspect, and what that might mean if you were interpreting. You don't have to believe it; maybe you could draw a metaphor from it.

  Joseph Fiennes

  Believe, Mean, Needs

  "A chat with Joseph Fiennes - star of historical thriller "Risen". Interview with Ann Schneible, www.catholicnewsagency.com. February 10, 2016.

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• I think religious freedom is part of the U.S.'s policy and Congress mandated the creation of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. So it is important that the U.S. focus in dialogue, development projects, cooperation with Pakistan and other countries to give more importance to religious freedom issues.

  Shahbaz Bhatti

  Country, Religious, Thinking

  Source: www.christianpost.com

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• [True Detective] is an intense show, even in terms of the dialogue - there's a little rhythm to it, in particular in his monologues. I think on those days, he [Woody Harrelson] really had to stay in the zone. Because there's a certain cadence in which that character speaks and talks about life, you know? But then there are other days that he was able to be a little more loose.

  Michelle Monaghan

  Character, Thinking, Cadence

  Source: www.gq.com

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• I think, Tom Friedman is right, and I think that we have to - we have to have a serious public dialogue to try to shift public policy in that regard.

  Cornel West

  Thinking, Trying, Serious

  "Cornel West Reconsiders President Obama". "Talk of the Nation" with Tony Cox, www.npr.org. August 2, 2010.

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• As an actor I'm always interested in dialogue, the way the characters speak to each other. I also enjoy a bit of humor, especially when it's unexpected.

  Michael Boatman

  Character, Way, Actors

  Source: www.sfsignal.com

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• I think that's, it's my way of writing, it's my, it's part of you know for lack of a better word, God-given talent that I have that I'm really good at that kind of dialogue.

  Quentin Tarantino

  Writing, Thinking, Way

  "Pulp And Circumstance: Tarantino Rewrites History". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. August 27, 2009.

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• Most, actually, German actors have like some speaking of French. So, the French wasn't the problem. But, I was having a problem with them doing my dialogue in English. And it wasn't a matter of fluency.

  Quentin Tarantino

  Actors, Matter, Fluency

  "Quentin Tarantino: 'Inglourious' Child Of Cinema". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. December 28, 2009.

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• A lot of them [Germaqn actors] could come in and we could speak for the next nine hours in English and there would be no problem. It was - but it was - English wasn't the language for them to read poetry in. And there is a - there's a poetic quality to my dialogue.

  Quentin Tarantino

  Quality, Next, Would Be

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• So sometimes it is an outright manipulation like that, but most of the time I'm just, I'm creating a mood that is a place of comfort for the person and a way for our dialogue to be more fluid.

  Carol Friedman

  Creating, Comfort, Way

  Interview with Austin Allen, bigthink.com. April 21, 2010.

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• Dialogue is generally the worst choice for exposition. When you're writing lines you need to focus on the way people actually talk. And when we talk to each other we never actually explain our terms. We don't say 'Sweetheart, would you pass me the sugar bowl, which we picked up for a song at that antique stall in Munich.'

  Jincy Willett

  Song, Writing, People

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• Of course there are collaborations. But in official meetings with Western diplomats from the US and the European Union, the major issues of our relationships are simply not discussed. The topics are on climate change or any other issues they want us to agree with them on. But they never discuss how we could develop an equal relationship. They should stop using pompous orchestrated summits and begin a serious dialogue with small meetings.

  Yoweri Museveni

  Issues, Unions, Want

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• What I seek to do is to establish the facts as I see them, or as I understand them, and to engage in constructive dialogue to get good outcomes.

  Cory Bernardi

  Outcomes, Facts, Constructive

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• The dialogue between what's going on in the world and what's going on internally seems to be a natural thing - well, it's natural to me, anyway, to have these thoughts.

  Paul Simon

  World, Natural, Wells

  Source: www.wbur.org

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• As an investigative reporter, I'm trying to uncover things and expose them to create a dialogue.

  Eric Schlosser

  Trying, Reporters

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

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• Because there are so many factors when considering the potential impacts of GMOs on our health and environment, we wanted to make a film that could unpack complex subject matter, while taking the audience on an entertaining ride. It is a very powerful tool because it allows viewers to understand the nature of these very complicated issues in a digestible format, and then hopefully engage in a dialogue about them in their respective homes and communities.

  Zoe Lister-Jones

  Powerful, Home, Gmos

  "Zoe Lister-Jones: The Dangers of GMOs". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Having an open dialogue, in any creative atmosphere, is really important to feeling free to tell the story the best way you can.

  Nick Jonas

  Creative, Feelings, Atmosphere

  Source: collider.com

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• I only make notes, I don't write dialogues in full. And the notes are very much based on my knowledge of person.

  Abbas Kiarostami

  Writing, Notes, Persons

  Interview with Geoff Andrew, www.theguardian.com. April 28, 2005.

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• There are certain comics that just seem like they have this perfect balance between dialogue and image that I can't not read. I'll want to save it for later, and the next thing I know, I'm reading it. That's what I'm kind of trying to do with my comics.

  Daniel Clowes

  Reading, Perfect, Balance

  Interview with Keith Phipps, www.avclub.com. March 30, 2012.

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• I said in my inaugural address that I am not the Council's secretary, nor am I the Parliament's lackey. That can sometimes lead to conflicts, which are defused through dialogue.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Addresses, Sometimes, Conflict

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• It's like low-budget filmmaking - a focus on dialogue and relationships over plot. Quirky. Improv.

  James Franco

  Focus, Quirky, Plot

  "James Franco’s Movie Column: Civil War Meets Mumblecore in ‘Men Go To Battle’". www.indiewire.com. July 7, 2016.

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• To defeat terrorism, we must acknowledge that we are all human beings. It is not our choice to belong to a particular race or family. We should be freed from fear of the other and enjoy diversity within democracy. I believe that dialogue and education are the most effective means to surpass our differences.

  Fethullah Gulen

  Believe, Mean, Race

  "Meet Fethullah Gülen, the World’s Top Public Intellectual". Foreign Policy Interview, foreignpolicy.com. August 4, 2008.

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