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You might not think that programmers are artists, but programming is an extremely creative profession. It's logic-based creativity.


John Romero

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GEORGE A. ROMERO As great as Ed is, the wisdom out here is that he can't carry a movie. They'll pay him $3 mi...
GEORGE A. ROMERO Pittsburgh, for a while, became a production centre. There was one $400 million year. Hollywood was ...
GEORGE A. ROMERO My zombie films were all sort of satirical, with political messages. So I was doing them inexpensive...
GEORGE A. ROMERO Ever since 'Lassie' and 'Old Yeller', I won't watch animal movies. Animals in mo...
GEORGE A. ROMERO I'd love to make a film like 'Pan's Labyrinth.'
GEORGE A. ROMERO RISE to the occasion or FALL among the many who refuse to try
MARIO ROMERO STEPHEN To be truly different, one must first think differently. Imagination inspires innovation.
MARIO ROMERO STEPHEN When our leaders allow and even encourage abuse at the 'outer limits', America suffers. A nation tha...
ANTHONY D. ROMERO We understand that the publication of the anti-Muslim cartoons presents vexing issues for a democrac...
ANTHONY D. ROMERO We continue to see undeniable evidence that abuse and torture has been widespread and systematic, ye...
ANTHONY D. ROMERO President Bush broke the law and lied to the American people when he unilaterally authorized secret ...
ANTHONY D. ROMERO There is no question that US interrogations have resulted in deaths. High-ranking officials who knew...
ANTHONY D. ROMERO President Bush may believe he can authorize spying on Americans without judicial or congressional ap...
ANTHONY D. ROMERO President Bush's disregard and disrespect for the Constitution are evident, but in America, we are a...
ANTHONY D. ROMERO Unfortunately, as our lawsuit shows today, those statements are patently false.
ANTHONY D. ROMERO This confirms many of the fears about Gonzales' appointment ? that he would not be sufficiently inde...
ANTHONY D. ROMERO When you're working with a low budget, the most expensive time is the time spent on the set. The...
GEORGE A. ROMERO We must overturn so many idols, the idol of self first of all, so that we can be humble, and only fr...
OSCAR A. ROMERO The church must suffer for speaking the truth, for pointing out sin, for uprooting sin. No one wants...
OSCAR A. ROMERO It's gotta be scary, obviously, but I don't want to go crazy with it. I don't want to make another z...
GEORGE A. ROMERO Horror films are the anchovies of the cinema. Either you like them, or you don't.
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