I was very intimidated by the visual effects world. But I began to realize that you don't have to know everything. You have to be able to talk about story.
Ron HowardRead
Unlike the twisters he famously chased in the movies, Bill Paxton was the kind of force of nature you ran toward and never away from.
Interpretation
Bill Paxton was an inspirational figure whose presence attracted people rather than repelled them.
This quote by Ron Howard reflects on the magnetic and positive personality of Bill Paxton, who, unlike the destructive twisters he portrayed, was someone you would be drawn to. It suggests that Paxton's character was a source of inspiration and warmth, compelling people to engage with him rather than retreat in fear.
In practice
During a tribute event celebrating Bill Paxton's life, this quote could highlight the impact he had on others.
I was very intimidated by the visual effects world. But I began to realize that you don't have to know everything. You have to be able to talk about story.
I think child stars have a leg up, actually, because they have an innate sense of what creative problem solving is all about. But to make a life out of it, you have to be ready to take on project after project. You have to like the action.
I used to feel that I had to be dictatorial in order to be respected, but after I did a couple of TV movies, I began to see that authority came with the job. So I began to relax and let more people into the process, and my work really improved.
Even when you're 22 and you feel immortal, you know in your heart you're not.
It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great.
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
We exist, and are quoted, as standing proofs that a government, so modeled as to rest continually on the will of the whole society, is a practicable government.
When our days become dreary with low-hovering clouds and our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, we will know that we are living in the creative turmoil of a genuine civilization struggling to be born.
What is left over if I subtract the fact that my arms goes up from the fact that I raise my arm?
The arc of the moral universe may bend towards justice, but it doesn't bend on its own.
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