Among the lesser effects of quantum theory are gaping holes in old ideas about causality.


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I want to live in a place where strangers rush to help someone in distress.
IAN MCEWAN
You can spin stories out of the ways people understand and misunderstand each other.
IAN MCEWAN
I wouldn't mind being the lead guitarist in an incredibly successful rock band. However, I don&#...
IAN MCEWAN
One important theme is the extent to which one can ever correct an error, especially outside any fra...
IAN MCEWAN
True intelligence requires fabulous imagination.
IAN MCEWAN
But he did say that the character would be on the sidelines in movies One and Two, and move into the...
IAN MCDIARMID
For me it's even more interesting, because my character comes out of the shadow. It's a chan...
IAN MCDIARMID
I suppose it's easy to play a hypocritical politician with a smiling face; it's also quite g...
IAN MCDIARMID
I'm the blackest villain of all time.
IAN MCDIARMID
The part that I think is one of the most interesting is of course the one that Hayden Christensen pl...
IAN MCDIARMID
If you got the DVD you can see that George Lucas has taken that person out, as well as the voice, an...
IAN MCDIARMID
That's the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance.
IAN MCDIARMID
There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne...
IAN MCDIARMID
To start your life as a character of 120 years when you are in your late thirties, and then go back ...
IAN MCDIARMID
When George asked me to be the prequels, it was the same kind of meeting - it was very short and to ...
IAN MCDIARMID
And also, it's sort of my job to make you believe things about him that aren't true about me...
IAN MCDIARMID
Consistency is very important when you're making films.
IAN MCDIARMID
It was a scene I was really looking forward to, and one that I embraced, and when we were filming it...
IAN MCDIARMID
Ultimately, I'm not the most prolific person, but I've been doing this for a long time, and ...
IAN MACKAYE
At every election, my vote goes to the candidate less likely to declare war. You're dropping hug...
IAN MACKAYE