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The idea from a dialogue point of view was, he was a man who sold his soul, so he basically surrendered the sense of I or me. He never refers to himself as I or me; it’s always “a man.” He is a sort of elemental figure and an ancient character who can’t seem to die. As he says in the last episode, “I didn’t speak to anyone for a century.” So what w... See more
Finn Cohen • After Five Seasons of ‘Fargo,’ Noah Hawley Is Still Rooting for America
Berkman burst into his office, shot him twice in the neck and stabbed him four times. Frick survived this attack and returned to work after only a few days.
Sean Adams • Steel: Carnegie and Creative Destruction – Impact of Materials on Society
Horace and Pete
Horace and Pete
you haven’t seen The Usual Suspects recently, do yourself favor and watch the film. Kevin Spacey tries to go all Alpha in American Beauty, but this is probably his best role.
John Romaniello, Adam Bornstein, • Man 2.0 Engineering the Alpha
Frank Donovan, a lifetime close friend and a lawyer from Detroit. He was known among his friends and clients as a brilliant legal analyst with a nonaggressive temperament. No litigator. When we were both twenty, I remember him saying: "When there's a fight, I pick up my hat and go home." He had a large head, somewhat out of proportion to
... See moreJohn McDonald • A Ghost's Memoir: The Making of Alfred P. Sloan's My Years with General Motors (The MIT Press)
the midpoint in The Godfather is when Michael shoots the policeman and his life changes for ever;