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I think there's a fundamental distinction between character-driven movies that are just really lovely slice-of-life movies and character-driven movies that you remember 20 or 30 years later; the common denominator with the ones you remember is that they all have some really complicated emotional problem at their core.

~Alex Kurtzman

Topics: Between Common Common Denominator Complicated Core Denominator Distinction Emotional Fundamental Just Later Lovely Movies Problem Really Remember Some Think Years You I Think

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I find that when I'm struggling to think of how a six-year-old would feel about something, I just have to go right down to the common denominator, find the simplest way that you can look at an object or a problem, and not muck it up with all of the stuff that adults do and over-analyze.

~Barbara Park

Topics: About Adult Common Common Denominator Denominator Down Feel Find Go How Just Look Object Problem Right Simplest Something Struggling Stuff Think Up Way Would You

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I like to think that Junie B. looks at the world - and this isn't a negative comment on her - from the lowest common denominator. It's not all gray to her; it's all black and white.

~Barbara Park

Topics: Black Black And White Comment Common Common Denominator Denominator Gray Her Like Looks Lowest Negative Think White World

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As God took me through the journey that became the Bible study 'Breaking Free', He taught me to look for a common denominator among the things that triggered my destructive habits.

~Beth Moore

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We have to take risks in British television. It has to stop playing to the lowest common denominator and patronising people.

~Charles Dance

Topics: British Common Common Denominator Denominator Lowest People Playing Risks Stop Take Television

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There was supposedly no point showing 'Nightbreed' to critics because the people who see these movies don't read reviews, in brackets, even if they can read at all! Immediately it was disqualified from serious criticism. Therefore, it had to be sold to the lowest common denominator.

~Clive Barker

Topics: Because Common Common Denominator Criticism Critics Denominator Even Had Immediately Lowest Movies No Point People Point Read Reviews See Serious Showing Sold Supposedly Therefore Who

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The common denominator all Latinos have is that we want some respect. That's what we're all fighting for.

~Cristina Saralegui

Topics: Common Common Denominator Denominator Fighting Latinos Respect Some Want

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Most of the time people are aiming so low on television. They're trying to reach that common denominator, especially on network television.

~Dylan Mcdermott

Topics: Aiming Common Common Denominator Denominator Low Most Network Network Television People Reach Television Time Time People Trying

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The worst thing you can do after a test screening is slash it for the lowest common denominator.

~Edgar Wright

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You never make all things for all people and can't always pander to the broadest denominator. I keep an eye toward doing the themes that interest me. Do they move me? Interest me? Make me think? When I run across something that is provocative in an unsettling way, it appeals to me.

~Edward Norton

Topics: Across All People All Things Always Appeals Denominator Doing Eye Interest Keep Make Me Move Never People Provocative Run Something Themes Things Think Toward Unsettling Way You

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