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Detective Quotes

I didn’t know I was doing film noir, I thought they were detective stories with low lighting! Picture Quote #1

The only unofficial consulting detective. I am the last and highest court of appeal in detection Picture Quote #1

In the march up the heights of fame there comes a spot close to the summit in which man reads nothing but detective stories Picture Quote #1

The cinema, like the detective story, enables us to experience without danger to ourselves all the excitements, passions, and fantasies which have to be repressed in a humanistic age Picture Quote #1

There simply must be a corpse in a detective novel, and the deader the corpse the better Picture Quote #1

A working detective has no hope of understanding what even experts who devote their lives to the study of criminal psychology can’t figure out Picture Quote #1

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I didn’t grow up watching detective shows. I’ve never even seen an episode of ‘CSI.’ Picture Quote #1

I’m not cut out to be a detective on ‘Law and Order’ - I laugh too easily Picture Quote #1

There certainly does seem a possibility that the detective story will come to an end, simply because the public will have learnt all the tricks Picture Quote #1

But the first published thing I did was a detective story, detective novel, and I did that on my own Picture Quote #1

A detective story generally describes six living men discussing how it is that a man is dead. A modern philosophic story generally describes six dead men discussing how any man can possibly be alive Picture Quote #1

Certainly going back to Sherlock Holmes we have a tradition of forensic science featured in detective stories Picture Quote #1

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Dad made it to Gold Shield Detective, so he always busted Robin, my oldest brother, and me. Always got caught, whatever we were doing Picture Quote #1

Eventually I would like to touch all the genres. I would like to do some detective stories, and I want to do a Western. I would want to do humorous Westerns Picture Quote #1

While I was in jail, they handcuffed me and took me to a backroom, where a detective from the FBI and a Secret Service agent were, and they interrogated me for about three or four hours Picture Quote #1

I went to the premiere of The Detective with Sinatra, and perhaps people jumped to conclusions. He was very protective towards me and never came on to me sexually Picture Quote #1

I have never read horror, nor do I consider The Exorcist to be such, but rather as a suspenseful supernatural detective story, or paranormal police procedural Picture Quote #1

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story Picture Quote #1

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The instant they say something you don’t expect or already know, you should drop into detective mode Picture Quote #1

I think if you need to use a gun you’re doing a lousy job as a detective Picture Quote #1

Anything that has to do with noir and space, I’m gonna love. When you’ve got a noir-ish, pulpy detective in a science fiction show, I’m all in, in that regard Picture Quote #1

If you have to play detective in your relationship, then its time to move on Picture Quote #1

Mars and Venus are at it again. This time, Hephaestus is standing by with a private detective, a photographer, and a lawyer Picture Quote #1

They say that the average lifespan of an SVU detective is 4 years. People can’t do it longer than that because it’s so difficult Picture Quote #1

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She looked at his face and saw a monk and a detective, both beautiful and bizarre Picture Quote #1

I think the first thing is don’t give up. If you love the craft. If you love being a detective and discovering who a character is and the detail of how they walk and what kind of shoes they wear and what did they do yesterday and what’s important to them. I definitely advise actors to learn about the craft Picture Quote #1

I believe that if writers want their readers to care about a character, they have to care themselves. I have to root for a detective who screws up as much as Thorne does, who shares my birthday, my North London stomping ground, and my love of country music, both alt and cheesy Picture Quote #1

American violence is public life, it’s a public way of life, it became a form, a detective story form. So I should think that any number of black writers should go into the detective story form Picture Quote #1

The best critics do not worry about what the author might think. That would be like a detective worrying about what a suspect might think. Instead, they treat the reader as an intelligent friend, and describe the book as honestly, and as entertainingly, as possible Picture Quote #1

When I feel that I’m going to write a detective story, I buy a five pound box of chocolates and a ream of paper. When the candy is all gone and the paper all used up, I know that the book is long enough Picture Quote #1

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I didn’t know I was doing film noir, I thought they were detective stories with low lighting! (Detective Quotes) The only unofficial consulting detective. I am the last and highest court of appeal in detection (Detective Quotes) In the march up the heights of fame there comes a spot close to the summit in which man reads nothing but detective stories (Detective Quotes) The cinema, like the detective story, enables us to experience without danger to ourselves all the excitements, passions, and fantasies which have to be repressed in a humanistic age (Detective Quotes) There simply must be a corpse in a detective novel, and the deader the corpse the better (Detective Quotes) A working detective has no hope of understanding what even experts who devote their lives to the study of criminal psychology can’t figure out (Detective Quotes) I didn’t grow up watching detective shows. I’ve never even seen an episode of ‘CSI.’ (Detective Quotes) I’m not cut out to be a detective on ‘Law and Order’ - I laugh too easily (Detective Quotes) There certainly does seem a possibility that the detective story will come to an end, simply because the public will have learnt all the tricks (Detective Quotes) But the first published thing I did was a detective story, detective novel, and I did that on my own (Detective Quotes) A detective story generally describes six living men discussing how it is that a man is dead. A modern philosophic story generally describes six dead men discussing how any man can possibly be alive (Detective Quotes) Certainly going back to Sherlock Holmes we have a tradition of forensic science featured in detective stories (Detective Quotes) Dad made it to Gold Shield Detective, so he always busted Robin, my oldest brother, and me. Always got caught, whatever we were doing (Detective Quotes) Eventually I would like to touch all the genres. I would like to do some detective stories, and I want to do a Western. I would want to do humorous Westerns (Detective Quotes) While I was in jail, they handcuffed me and took me to a backroom, where a detective from the FBI and a Secret Service agent were, and they interrogated me for about three or four hours (Detective Quotes) I went to the premiere of The Detective with Sinatra, and perhaps people jumped to conclusions. He was very protective towards me and never came on to me sexually (Detective Quotes) I have never read horror, nor do I consider The Exorcist to be such, but rather as a suspenseful supernatural detective story, or paranormal police procedural (Detective Quotes) It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story (Detective Quotes) The instant they say something you don’t expect or already know, you should drop into detective mode (Detective Quotes) I think if you need to use a gun you’re doing a lousy job as a detective (Detective Quotes) Anything that has to do with noir and space, I’m gonna love. When you’ve got a noir-ish, pulpy detective in a science fiction show, I’m all in, in that regard (Detective Quotes) If you have to play detective in your relationship, then its time to move on (Detective Quotes) Mars and Venus are at it again. This time, Hephaestus is standing by with a private detective, a photographer, and a lawyer (Detective Quotes) They say that the average lifespan of an SVU detective is 4 years. People can’t do it longer than that because it’s so difficult. (Detective Quotes) She looked at his face and saw a monk and a detective, both beautiful and bizarre (Detective Quotes) I think the first thing is don’t give up. If you love the craft. If you love being a detective and discovering who a character is and the detail of how they walk and what kind of shoes they wear and what did they do yesterday and what’s important to them. I definitely advise actors to learn about the craft. (Detective Quotes) I believe that if writers want their readers to care about a character, they have to care themselves. I have to root for a detective who screws up as much as Thorne does, who shares my birthday, my North London stomping ground, and my love of country music, both alt and cheesy. (Detective Quotes) American violence is public life, it’s a public way of life, it became a form, a detective story form. So I should think that any number of black writers should go into the detective story form. (Detective Quotes) The best critics do not worry about what the author might think. That would be like a detective worrying about what a suspect might think. Instead, they treat the reader as an intelligent friend, and describe the book as honestly, and as entertainingly, as possible. (Detective Quotes) When I feel that I’m going to write a detective story, I buy a five pound box of chocolates and a ream of paper. When the candy is all gone and the paper all used up, I know that the book is long enough. (Detective Quotes)

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