Thomas Ian Nicholas Quotes

• If we replaced guns with guitars, then the world would be a concert

  Thomas Ian Nicholas

  Gun, Guitar, Would Be

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• I believe that creativity comes from compromise. If you could have everything you ever wanted, it doesn't always work.

  Thomas Ian Nicholas

  Believe, Creativity, Compromise

  "Exclusive: Thomas Ian Nicholas Talks FADING OF THE CRIES and AMERICAN REUNION". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 7, 2011.

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• Compromise is the key element. The more constraints you have, the more compromise you have to have. But, I personally believe that, when that happens, you have to get more creative, and you end up with something that is even better.

  Thomas Ian Nicholas

  Believe, Keys, Creative

  "Exclusive: Thomas Ian Nicholas Talks FADING OF THE CRIES and AMERICAN REUNION". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 7, 2011.

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• Whenever I'm doing any film, there's always three different things. There's the script, which is really just a blueprint. And then, you shoot the movie and it's an entirely different experience than you would expect from reading the script. And then, there's the whole post process and the editing, and it becomes something else entirely.

  Thomas Ian Nicholas

  Reading, Editing, Different Experiences

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• Everyone is a little bit more close-knit and you rely on people a little bit more. The bigger the budget gets, the more everyone toes the line in their department.

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  People, Lines, Littles

  "Exclusive: Thomas Ian Nicholas Talks FADING OF THE CRIES and AMERICAN REUNION". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 7, 2011.

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• If I had 10 ideas and people said yes to all of them, half of them could be crap. But, if I've got 10 ideas and we really only have the budget for one of them, then we have to pick the best one that is our most creative element.

  Thomas Ian Nicholas

  Ideas, People, Creative

  "Exclusive: Thomas Ian Nicholas Talks FADING OF THE CRIES and AMERICAN REUNION". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 7, 2011.

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• The bigger the budget, the more you can afford to compromise with Mother Nature. The smaller the budget, the more you're like, "Okay, well, we have to do this, but how can we afford to do it." That's when you have to get really creative on the business side, as far as making compromises.

  Thomas Ian Nicholas

  Mother, Creative, Sides

  "Exclusive: Thomas Ian Nicholas Talks FADING OF THE CRIES and AMERICAN REUNION". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 7, 2011.

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• Making a movie is like getting married. You're like, "Am I going to marry this project? Am I ready for that kind of commitment?"

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  Commitment, Married, Kind

  "Exclusive: Thomas Ian Nicholas Talks FADING OF THE CRIES and AMERICAN REUNION". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 7, 2011.

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• For me, as an actor, the most challenging thing is creating the character in the beginning because you have to write their backstory. The easy part about doing a sequel is that you've done the film, so you already know their backstory.

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  Writing, Character, Creating

  Source: collider.com

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• I moved with my mom to Los Angeles for her to pursue her acting career, and she got a job casting atmosphere in some independent films.

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  Mom, Jobs, Independent

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• Scheduling is always tough, no matter what the budget size is, and we had our own run-ins with that, on 'Fading of the Cries.'

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  Running, Fading, Matter

  "Exclusive: Thomas Ian Nicholas Talks FADING OF THE CRIES and AMERICAN REUNION". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 7, 2011.

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• Whenever I'm doing any film, I'm always just happy to have a job and I always just put 110% of myself into it.

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  Jobs, Film

  "Exclusive: Thomas Ian Nicholas Talks Fading of the Cries and American Reunion". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 07, 2011.

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• I didn't really have the entire high school experience. I've been working since I was six years old, so I didn't go to the classic high school.

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  School, Years, Six Year Olds

  "Exclusive: Thomas Ian Nicholas Talks Fading of the Cries and American Reunion". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 07, 2011.

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