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I am the complete and utter definition of a Luddite. Graham McTavish
Complete Definition Am Utter
I think any writer coming on to 'Batman' should at least attempt to do their own definitive version. What it means to them. Whatever they think that symbol or character can say. Grant Morrison
Character Whatever Own Think Batman Say Definitive Writer Attempt Least Coming Version Any Them Should Means Symbol
The only time I ever met a character that I wrote was when I met Ian McKellan, when he was playing Magneto in the 'X-Men' movies. Grant Morrison
Time Character Met Only Only Time He Wrote Movies Ever Playing
I love 'Batman.' I love the Adam West 'Batman.' I love the animated 'Batman.' The character of Batman can encompass any interpretation, which is what makes that character so brilliant and why it's survived so many different media. Grant Morrison
Love Character Brilliant Interpretation Batman Animated Makes Encompass West Survived Any Different Which Many Media Why Adam
There are dozens of unfinished or aborted projects in my files, but I can only assume they don't get done because they're not robust enough to struggle through the birth process. Grant Morrison
Struggle Unfinished Assume Enough Birth Projects Only Through Because Robust Get Done Process Files Dozens
I was always interested in myths growing up. So, first I got into some Roman myths, then I was interested in Norse, then Celtic, then I started spreading to all the other mythologies. Grant Morrison
First Other Some Myths Always Got Spreading Up Roman Celtic Interested Then Growing Growing Up Started
I guess my inspiration is this - I like to pretend that every story that ever happened to 'Batman' was real and is part of this one guy's life. Grant Morrison
Life Every Guess Batman Pretend Guy Inspiration Part Like Real Happened Story Ever
Unlike novel characters, comic book characters last an eternity. When a character is changed beyond recognition, there's no longer the merchandising aspect. Grant Morrison
Character Book Changed Unlike Recognition Characters Merchandising Longer Beyond Comic Comic Book Eternity Aspect Novel Last
Socially, I think I'm quite comfortable; I enjoy chatting to people... but I do have my quirks. Greg McHugh
People Enjoy Think Chatting Comfortable Quite Socially
To combine telling an interesting story with brilliantly written characters is the most difficult thing to do. Greg McHugh
Difficult Characters Telling Written Combine Most Most Difficult Thing Story Interesting Thing Brilliantly Difficult Thing
It's not like there's no work in Scotland, but speak to any actor, and they'll tell you it's limited. So you have to go to London or Manchester to broaden your horizons. Greg McHugh
Work You Speak Broaden Tell Horizons London No Work Like Limited Go Scotland Any Manchester Your Actor
I went to uni and then drama school afterwards and lived in quite a few student houses. Greg McHugh
School Few Drama Drama School Student Houses Quite Afterwards Then Lived
Just keep it simple. When you over-think what you're wearing, that's when wardrobe malfunctions tend to happen. Guy Berryman
You Simple Wearing Tend Just Happen Wardrobe Keep
I'm never happier than when I'm being creative, whether that's with Coldplay or other artists. I just love being in the studio. Guy Berryman
Love Creative Other Coldplay Never Studio Than Just Artists Being Whether Happier
That's quite a difficult thing in life, to be who you are. And when you are doing interviews, you kind of feel this need to say something interesting. Hans Matheson
Life You Difficult Interviews Say Kind Something Feel Doing Quite Interesting Who Thing Difficult Thing Need
Put me in a costume, and I'm your man. I must have one of those faces which seems to suit period drama more than modern films and TV programmes. But I'm not complaining, I love going back in time. I feel quite lucky because nobody knows who I am. I can walk about and have ordinary conversations with people. Hans Matheson
Love Time Me Man People Walk Complaining Films Programmes Drama Back Those TV Must About Faces Seems More Costume Put Feel Nobody Period Knows Because Am Than Modern Going Quite Ordinary Which Conversations Your Who Lucky Suit
Strength of character may be learned at work, but beauty of character is learned at home. Henry Drummond
Work Home Strength Character Beauty Learned May
Wherever we are, it is our friends that make our world. Henry Drummond
World Our Our World Make Friends Wherever
There is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Henry Drummond
Happiness Giving Having Only Getting
Exercise is the chief source of improvement in our faculties. Hugh Blair
Fitness Our Faculties Exercise Source Chief Improvement
Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manner. Hugh Blair
Whatever Our Corrects Gentleness Offensive Manner
The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible. Hugh Blair
Great Bible Style Purity Literature Standard
What ever purifies the heart also fortifies it. Hugh Blair
Heart Also Ever
Save for thee and thy lessons, man in society would everywhere sink into a sad compound of the fiend and the wild beast; and this fallen world would be as certainly a moral as a natural wilderness. Hugh Miller
Sad Man Natural World Beast Society Wild Wild Beast Wilderness Everywhere Moral Would Would-Be Compound Thy Fallen Sink Thee Fiend Certainly Lessons Save
Their humble dwellings were of their own rearing; it was they themselves who had broken in their little fields; from time immemorial, far beyond the reach of history, had they possessed their mountain holdings. Hugh Miller
Time Broken History Humble Own Possessed Immemorial Had Reach Beyond Were Mountain Fields Little Far Themselves Rearing Who
They were, I doubt not, happy enough in their dark stalls, because they were horses, and had plenty to eat; and I was at times quite happy enough in the dark loft, because I was a man, and could think and imagine. Hugh Miller
Man Happy Dark Doubt Think Enough Plenty Loft Eat Horses Could Had Because Were Times Quite Imagine
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