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I acquired quite a lot of technical skill and got quite a long way with my painting, but I never felt I was doing what New Zealand was about with my paint. Ngaio Marsh

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I always make a point of keeping the most pleasant-sounding name for the murderer. As he or she is bound to come to an unpleasant end, it seems the very least the author can do. Ngaio Marsh

Unpleasant Seems Point He He Or She Bound Name Come Most She Make Always Least End Very Author Keeping

I always, by an involuntary act of defensiveness, return to my everyday self: so, I find, have I withdrawn from writing about experiences which have most closely concerned and disturbed me. I have been deflected by my own reticence. Ngaio Marsh

'Cemetery Lake' was an interesting book to write. Paul Cleave

Book Write Cemetery Lake Interesting

I spent years only ever reading horror and then trying to write horror - and deep down, a horror writer is still what I'd love to be. But it wasn't until I started writing crime that things began to work for me. Paul Cleave

I am still in shock and awe at being fired. Peter Arnett

Fired Am Still Shock Being Awe

Right-wing media and politicians are looking for any opportunity to be critical of the reporters who are here. Some reporters make judgments, but that is not my style. I present both sides and report what I see with my own eyes. Peter Arnett

Eyes Opportunity Looking Style Own Politicians Sides Right-Wing Critical See Some My Own Both Both Sides Make Judgments Report Reporters Any Who Media Present Here

Our reports about civilian casualties here, about the resistance of the Iraqi forces, are going back to the United States. It helps those who oppose the war when you challenge the policy to develop their arguments. Peter Arnett

War You Challenge Argument Oppose Back Our States Those About Civilian Civilian Casualties Casualties Develop Policy Forces Iraqi Reports Going Who Helps United United States Here Resistance

The images attempt to capture scientific thought. They represent the physical manifestation of the thought process. Everything in the laboratory is a product of a stream of conscious or unconscious thought. Peter Fraser

Stream Thought Everything Thought Process Physical Attempt Unconscious Scientific Laboratory Represent Process Manifestation Product Capture Conscious Images

The film business has so many twists and turns that it's a miracle any film gets made. Peter Hambleton

Business Made Miracle Gets Any Turns Many Film Film Business Twists

When two kids came along, I couldn't see how I could support them. The way it played out, I was away from the theatre for five years. I was a postie for the first part and then worked as an advertising copywriter, but I somehow found my way back. Peter Hambleton

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I'm a New Zealand actor, and I really want to be doing our stuff here, and our stuff includes plays from overseas. In terms of survival, maybe I should have taken a shot elsewhere at some point, but it gets back to the same theme - we should have our own people telling our own stories. Peter Hambleton

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Apparently, Stephen Hunter does a fantastic barbecue lamb. Peter Hambleton

Hunter Does Lamb Barbecue Fantastic Apparently

Obviously, movies, you're often on location, out in the rain or the sun, in a real place where the trees and the cars are real. But when you're on stage, as an actor you're imagining the environment that you're in. Peter Jackson

You Rain Car Stage Trees Location Sun Out Environment Obviously Real Real Place Often Where Place Movies Actor Imagining

New Zealand is not a small country but a large village. Peter Jackson

Country Small Small Country New New Zealand Large Village Zealand

The big-budget blockbuster is becoming one of the most dependable forms of filmmaking. Peter Jackson

Most Becoming Blockbuster Dependable Forms Filmmaking

Critics in particular treat CGI as a virus that's infecting film. Peter Jackson

Treat Virus Critics Particular Film

When you look at the original 'Paradise Lost' film, you see three kids who can't defend themselves, being persecuted in a medieval way - witchcraft, satanic worship. It was kind of primitive. Peter Jackson

Filmmaking for me is always aiming for the imaginary movie and never achieving it. Peter Jackson

Me Aiming Never Always Movie Achieving Imaginary Filmmaking

Too often, you see film makers from other countries who have made interesting, original films, and then they come here and get homogenized into being hack Hollywood directors. I don't want to fall into that. Peter Jackson

You Made Fall Films Too Other Other Countries See Directors Hack Countries Come Makers Get Often Being Want Interesting Hollywood Then Who Original Film Homogenized Here Film-Makers

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