Film noir is all about murder, passion, espionage and revenge, and that's what 'Hamlet' is about. So I felt this approach to the play would be interesting and appropriate.


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JACKIE COLLINS
Ideas are all around me. If I wasn't interested in them myself, I don't think anyone else wo...
JACKIE COLLINS
I write synopses after the book is completed. I can't write it beforehand, because I don't k...
JACKIE COLLINS
Brittany Murphy... who knows if she's going to be around. Kirsten Dunst, I think she's reall...
JACKIE COLLINS
The husbands, who sometimes have another family who's grown, are going, Now I can spend time wit...
JACKIE COLLINS
I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want t...
JACKIE COLLINS
Whatever you have a passion for, then you must do. If you want to write, write about something you k...
JACKIE COLLINS
I really fall in love with my characters, even the bad ones. I love getting together with them. They...
JACKIE COLLINS
I have this theory that people in Hollywood don't read. They read 'Vanity Fair' and then...
JACKIE COLLINS
My philosophy is, unless you're sick and need help, why bother?
JACKIE COLLINS
I don't believe in writing anything that I don't know about or haven't researched about ...
JACKIE COLLINS
I have visited Australia several times, and I always try to make a point of going to Melbourne becau...
JACKIE COLLINS
Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you...
JACKIE COLLINS
I write about the American dream: if you set your mind to do something, you can do it. My fans know ...
JACKIE COLLINS
If you want to achieve your dreams, you must follow them, and the best way to follow them is not to ...
JACKIE COLLINS
Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie. Study computers instead.
JACKIE CHAN
My affection for Taiwan... is witnessed by everyone. My wife is Taiwanese and I am a son-in-law of T...
JACKIE CHAN
I'm tired of fighting. I've always known that I can't be an action star all my life.
JACKIE CHAN
In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. P...
JACKIE CHAN
For me the greatest source of income is still movies. Nothing - stocks, financial speculation, real ...
JACKIE CHAN
A lot of people ask me when I do a stunt, 'Jackie, are you scared?' Of course I'm scared...
JACKIE CHAN
Sometimes I do need to go to karaoke, sometimes I need to relax.
JACKIE CHAN
I feel like I have lived all over the world since I get to go everywhere to film.
JACKIE CHAN
If everyone does some good, think of what a good world this will be.
JACKIE CHAN
When I give somebody something and see their face, it just makes me so happy.
JACKIE CHAN
I'm crazy, but I'm not stupid.
JACKIE CHAN
Now I am older, I understand we have to accept who we are.
JACKIE CHAN
Before I do a stunt, I have to make sure it is safe.
JACKIE CHAN
My dream is to continue filming until my body tells me to stop.
JACKIE CHAN
If you're too free, you're like the way Hong Kong is now. It's very chaotic.
JACKIE CHAN
My schedule goes: wake up, running, exercise, downstairs, running shoes off, then to the shower. Tha...
JACKIE CHAN
I do small things. I try to do good things every day.
JACKIE CHAN
I want to be in 'Avatar'. I want somebody to hire me to be Superman, a Chinese Superman or S...
JACKIE CHAN
Anyone can be a Superman, but nobody can be Jackie Chan.
JACKIE CHAN
Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was stil...
JACKIE CHAN
You are about to have your first experience with a Greek lunch. I will kill you if you pretend to li...
JACKIE KENNEDY
The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.
JACKIE ROBINSON
The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The game had done much for me, ...
JACKIE ROBINSON
Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit w...
JACKIE ROBINSON
Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I care...
JACKIE ROBINSON
The children have been a wonderful gift to me, and I'm thankful to have once again seen our worl...
JACKIE KENNEDY