#al

Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal. Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That's where the real danger lies. ↗

— Alan Dean Foster

#banal #banality #before #carefully #danger

Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer. All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer. Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it. I was going to be a lawyer, but I got saved. ↗

— Alan Dean Foster

#being #ever #explorer #gave #go

I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal. I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don't really have hobbies in the traditional sense... I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters. ↗

— Alan Dean Foster

#activities #already #basketball #characters #classical

I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material, so rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new. ↗

— Alan Dean Foster

#bad #bored #get #hard #i

I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible. ↗

— Alan Dean Foster

#i #much #myself #often #possible

I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes. Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year. ↗

— Alan Dean Foster

#business #con #convention #decades #fantasy

There's certainly more new SF available than when I started writing. That means there's also more bad SF available. Whether there is also more good is a matter for future historians of the field. ↗

— Alan Dean Foster

#available #bad #certainly #field #future

I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse. ↗

— Jodie Foster

#better #had #i #idea #make

My kids are young and my life with them is really stimulating and really full and significant. ↗

— Jodie Foster

#kids #life #my life #really #significant

Well, I certainly was exposed to and learned to appreciate the work of great directors early on. As a kid, my mother used to take me to see really interesting arty films in Los Angeles. ↗

— Jodie Foster

#appreciate #arty #certainly #directors #early