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For me, a good thriller must teach me something about the real world. Thrillers like 'Coma,' 'The Hunt for Red October' and 'The Firm' all captivated me by providing glimpses into realms about which I knew very little - medical science, submarine technology and the law.
Dan Brown
Good
Me
Technology
Science
World
Law
Hunt
Must
About
Something
Thriller
Thrillers
Firm
Knew
Red
Like
Real
October
Providing
Submarine
Very
The Real World
Real World
Which
Little
Teach
Captivated
Medical
It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal.
George Eliot
Man
Woman
Enough
Case
Ideal
Opposite
His
Common
Being
Captivated
Suddenly
Nearly
What captivated me about 'The Flash' is the human drama in it.
Andy Muschietti
Me
Drama
About
Human
Flash
Captivated
Entertainment, Hollywood, award shows - these are the things that really captivated me.
Billy Eichner
Me
Entertainment
Hollywood
Really
Captivated
Shows
Award
Award Shows
Things
But obviously as television began, it so undercut movies that he was trying to think of a way to combine seeing these special things, and the fact that people were just captivated by the magic box.
Bob Balaban
People
Think
Way
Television
Seeing
Magic
Fact
He
Combine
Undercut
Obviously
Box
Were
Began
Trying
Just
Movies
Special
Captivated
Things
I was only 14 when I started playing the east London rave scene. At the time, I was so captivated by everything. I didn't ever wanna progress out of that scene.
Charli XCX
Time
Progress
Everything
East
Out
London
Only
Scene
Rave
Wanna
Captivated
Ever
Started
Playing
I have always been free with my love - it is my nature. I am easily captivated by men and they have always been attracted to me.
Christine Keeler
Love
Nature
Me
Men
Free
Easily
Attracted
Always
Am
Been
Captivated
I was captivated by Stephanie Mills.
Craig Zadan
Captivated
Mills
Probably I, like a lot of people, became a writer in imitation of or in homage to the books I enjoyed. When you're so captivated by something, you think, could I do that? Hmm, let me try.
Curtis Sittenfeld
Me
You
People
Try
Think
Imitation
Books
Something
Could
Writer
Like
Became
Lot
Homage
Captivated
Enjoyed
When I was a boy, the only thing which captivated me as much as music was the night sky.
Daniel Hope
Music
Me
Sky
Only
Boy
The Only Thing
Which
Much
Captivated
Thing
Night
Literally, my earliest memory, my earliest vivid memory, is the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon. Yeah, I was in fourth grade, and I was just so captivated. And I think you'll find a lot of space scientists of my generation will say the same thing. Apollo was a big event for them.
David Grinspoon
You
Memory
Generation
Space
Will
Moon
Big
Same Thing
Think
Say
Find
Vivid
My Generation
Yeah
Scientists
Big Event
Lot
Grade
Same
Just
Literally
Them
Landing
Apollo
Captivated
Event
Thing
Earliest
Fourth
Fashion has always captivated me because, like I said, it has the potential to create narratives about what's beautiful, aspirational, chic, masculine, feminine, glamorous, etc. Generally, this power is dispatched in useless ways.
Hari Nef
Beautiful
Fashion
Me
Power
Ways
About
Potential
Glamorous
Generally
Masculine
Like
Because
Narratives
Said
Always
Feminine
Chic
Etc
Create
Useless
Captivated
I was very fortunate that my first novel captivated the imaginations of so many readers who asked for a sequel. After that, one book led to another as I discovered other facets to my characters I wanted to investigate further.
Jennifer Chiaverini
Book
First
Other
Further
One Book
Characters
Facets
Investigate
Readers
Another
Discovered
Led
Very
Wanted
After
Asked
Fortunate
Sequel
Who
Many
Captivated
Novel
Imaginations
When I was 16, my dad took me to a DNA conference at the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco, California, and I was captivated by this way of looking at biology and by the discussions of bits of nucleic acid that could make us sick.
Kathleen Rubins
Me
Science
Looking
Biology
Sick
Took
Way
Francisco
Bits
Could
California
Make
Conference
Discussions
Acid
San
San Francisco
Us
Captivated
Dad
Museum
But Tommy Lee Jones is just smooth. He's just the real deal. I'm captivated by him because there's so little of that in Hollywood, and he just embodies it.
Lara Flynn Boyle
Embodies
He
Him
Because
Deal
Smooth
Real
Real Deal
Lee
Just
Little
Hollywood
Captivated
Tommy
A turning point in the public's perception of the building art came with the publication of Frank Lloyd Wright's 'An Autobiography' of 1932, a picaresque narrative that captivated many who hadn't the slightest inkling of what architects actually did.
Martin Filler
Art
Perception
Building
Slightest
Frank
Architects
Wright
Point
Narrative
Came
Did
Autobiography
Public
Turning
Turning Point
Who
Many
Captivated
Publication
Actually
As a child, what captivated me was reading the poems myself and realizing that there was a world without material substance which was nevertheless as alive as any other.
Mary Oliver
Myself
Me
World
Reading
Other
Alive
Poems
Nevertheless
Without
Material
Child
Any
Substance
Which
Realizing
Captivated
I'm pretty captivated by reality TV and I know that as an actor I probably shouldn't be saying that, but it's what I like to watch.
Nikki Cox
Saying
Reality
TV
Pretty
Like
Know
Reality TV
Captivated
Actor
Watch
As a kid growing up in a small town in Washington State, my only exposure to New York City was through movies. The town with its towering skyscrapers, fascinating people and teeming energy absolutely captivated me.
Robert Osborne
Me
People
Energy
Teeming
State
Kid
City
Only
Small
Through
Absolutely
Small Town
New
Towering
Town
Up
York
New York
New York City
Movies
Captivated
Fascinating
Exposure
Skyscrapers
Washington
Growing
Washington State
Growing Up
I think there's escapist moviemaking, and we want to be captivated and taken away. If it's done right, you can craft an incredible film. There have been superhero films that I think are brilliant pieces of art.
Ryan Reynolds
Art
You
Brilliant
Think
Films
Incredible
Superhero
Taken
Pieces
Been
Escapist
Craft
Done
Want
Moviemaking
Captivated
Film
Away
Right
I'm always captivated by stories of women who find a way to be daring - misbehaving women.
Sue Monk Kidd
Women
Way
Daring
Find
Always
Stories
Who
Captivated
I was taken to my first fashion show - Nina Ricci haute couture - in Paris by the White Russian princess, down on her luck, whom I was boarding with in Paris in 1963. I was captivated by the glamour of the gilded salon, the elegant clothes, and the audience of grand ladies.
Suzy Menkes
Fashion
First
Clothes
White
Down
Luck
Nina
Gilded
Russian
Paris
Glamour
Taken
Princess
Audience
Couture
Salon
Ladies
Grand
Boarding
Show
Captivated
Elegant
Fashion Show
Whom
Her
I love being in a city that's playing October baseball, where you can just feel everyone captivated by the ball club, everyone walking around tired from staying up late, prioritizing baseball above all else. It's a great phenomenon.
Theo Epstein
Love
Great
Tired
You
Club
Else
Late
Everyone
City
Staying
Above
Feel
Around
Ball
October
Up
Walking
Just
Being
Where
Captivated
Baseball
Playing
Phenomenon
I don't know why I've always been so captivated by architecture.
Tim Gunn
Architecture
Know
Always
Been
Captivated
Why
I was fourteen, watching 'The Princess Bride' for the 254321th time, captivated by Wesley and Inigo dueling on the cliff-top. I had never held a sword in my life, but I phoned my mum and said, 'I want to learn to fence!'
V. E. Schwab
Life
Time
My Life
Never
Had
Princess
Learn
Said
Fence
Want
Held
Bride
Captivated
Mum
Sword
Fourteen
Watching
Something new has the chance to speak to someone immediately. There isn't this expectation of what they're about to hear, so people can be really captivated, really quickly.
Hilary Hahn
People
Speak
Expectation
Immediately
About
Someone
Something
Something New
New
Hear
Quickly
Really
Captivated
Chance
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