Ed Park Quotes
Like my father, I would never as a child throw anything away, keeping old toys, electric motors and bits of broken machines under my bed in what I called my Box of Useful Things.
I grew up in a very Catholic family. Up until puberty, I would go to a Catholic church every week.
The way to art was not to think too clearly, not to plan things out, but to follow where your heart and emotions led.
All of science is built on territory once occupied by gods. Is there some boundary at which science is supposed to stop?
This sort of dwindling band of true believers each year gets together and talks about the wonderful progress that's been made. None of the rest of us can ever see that.
It was the nicest thing she could imagine. It made her want to have his babies and give him both of her kidneys.
My girlfriend is sad and quiet and keeps me up all night worrying about her.
Don't bite his face, Eleanor told herself. It's disturbing and needy and never happens in situation comedies or movies that end with big kisses.
He prays because he knows he doesn't control it. He's at the mercy of it.
God creates dinosaurs, God kills dinosaurs, God creates man, man kills God, man brings back dinosaurs.
Everytime, he breaks your heart. And everytime, he expects me to pick up the pieces.
There's no such thing as an unabridged dictionary.
Increasingly, the mathematics will demand the courage to face its implications.
I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well.
Indeed we do have an entitlement problem: some feel so entitled to power & wealth that they're willing to undermine our economy and our democracy.
The upside to grief is it takes away your appetite. When people say you look good they really mean it. Nature's thoughtful that way.
This year, I feel strong. I'm looking forward to having my best season in the last few years.
I experienced American golf courses when I was younger and played a lot of USGA and AJGA tournaments.
My first thought in moments of darkness and doubt is, "Who can I call? Who can I share this with?" Connection and sharing saves me every time.
I always tell people, don't worry about the haters, you are not a jackass whisperer. You have to be enough. You have to be your own validation.
The most important part of my mental self-care is knowing who to call for what kinds of help.
As a woman leader, I try to take every opportunity I can to do what my mentors did for me - engaging with young women and take them seriously.
Women in business, women in employment anywhere face a very different set of challenges than their male counterparts.
Life is the greatest art of all, and the master artist is the man who is living the beautiful life.
I do think that part of literature's job is to comment on and participate in the social issues of the time.
I used to sit home with my computer and write. After the Newbery, I probably spend more than half my time on the road.
God bless Interlibrary Loan. I pay a lot of library fines. In the case of 'A Single Shard,' I was using books that hadn't been checked out in 30 years, so I didn't feel too bad.
I have to admit to not being the greatest technician, but stop motion animation gives me licence to create machines that wouldn't otherwise be possible - inventions that seem real and actually work.
I always considered Ray Harryhausen's work so fine that it was way out of my league: in terms of realism and naturalism, in terms of animal movement.
When I was a teenager, my dad watched my films and told me I could go to art college and study animation. He made me see that I could do this for a living.
But I think people see 'Wallace and Gromit' as something akin to an elderly couple. These two know each other so well. Nothing can split them apart.
Certain subjects may no longer be taboo in cinema. But there are ways to treat them that still create shock.
A film set is a workplace for me; it's my office, and nobody really wants to be in a stressful work environment.