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Sometimes when you play a character, you can feel it in your body. And I felt like I had characteristics of my dog: the way Webster moves, the way he holds his head. I kind of adapted it into this part unconsciously.

~Calista Flockhart

Topics: Adapted Body Character Characteristics Dog Feel Felt Had He Head His Holds Kind Like Moves Part Play Sometimes Way You Your Your Body

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I think it's counterproductive for actors to come to the set with well-thumbed copies of the book their film is adapted from.

~Charles Dance

Topics: Actor Adapted Book Come Copies Counterproductive Film Set Think I Think

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Science fiction was rocket-mad for about 40 years until aerospace hit a brick wall about 1970. I would not write off space colonisation or exploration completely, but we are profoundly ill adapted for going boldly into outer space.

~Charles Stross

Topics: About Adapted Aerospace Boldly Brick Exploration Fiction Going Hit Ill Off Outer Outer Space Profoundly Science Science Fiction Space Until Wall Would Write Years

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Shakespeare has been adapted by Akira Kurosawa. 'Dangerous Liaisons' has been adapted into a Chinese movie. 'Blood Simple', the Coen brothers movie, was adapted by Zhang Yimou.

~Chin Han

Topics: Adapted Been Blood Brothers Chinese Dangerous Movie Shakespeare Simple

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Legislation passed in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 enhanced our intelligence capabilities and strengthened our national defense, but until now our nation's immigration policies have not adapted to the needs of a post-September 11th world.

~Chris Chocola

Topics: Adapted Aftermath Capabilities Defense Enhanced Immigration Intelligence Legislation Nation National National Defense Needs Now Our Passed Policies September September 11Th Strengthened Until World

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'The Beatles' did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was instrumental in bringing in Indian music. Paul McCartney was a huge Little Richard fan. John Lennon was into minimalist aggressive rock.

~Chris Cornell

Topics: Adapted Aggressive Beatles Bringing Collection Did Fan George Huge Indian Indian Music Influences Instrumental John John Lennon Lennon Little Mccartney Minimalist Music Paul Richard Rock Songs Wanted Were Whatever Write

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The high food value of field beans and the shortage of supply due to the light yields of 1915 and 1916 render them of great importance in the regions to which they are adapted.

~David F. Houston

Topics: Adapted Beans Due Field Food Great High Importance Light Regions Render Shortage Supply Them Value Which Yields

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It took 17 years to get 'Rambling Rose' made from the time Calder Willingham wrote the script adapted from his novel. Ed Scherick, the producer, was interested in it. Martha Coolidge was interested in directing it.

~Diane Ladd

Topics: Adapted Directing Get His Interested Made Martha Novel Producer Rose Script Time Took Wrote Years

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I adapted an antiquated style and modernized it to something that was efficient. I didn't know anyone else in the world would be able to use it and I never imagined it would revolutionize the event.

~Dick Fosbury

Topics: Able Adapted Antiquated Anyone Anyone Else Efficient Else Event Imagined Know Never Revolutionize Something Style Use World Would

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I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite of its being adapted to the author's political views.

~Edith Wharton

Topics: Adapted Author Being Enough Good Known Never Novel Political Political Views Spite Views

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