Christopher Hampton Quotes
There was a moment in the early '80s when I wanted to work on films and wanted to live in L.A.
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I am telling you, if you ever wanted an ego boost, leave your job and then, six months later, come back for a day. People will treat you like you're a princess.
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Even in this globalised world, London is still the standard for our times. The city has embraced the world's diversity and represents the finest in human achievements.
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A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
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We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
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The artistic part of us all - I think that the easiest way to appreciate this - is through architecture. Architecture is very impressive; the beauty of buildings, temples.
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We as women have a voice and we are decision makers in what film to see. We always support our boyfriends and husbands by going to see the male dominated films, but we don't compel them to see films with female casts.
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As for the device we now call a TV or a cable box, I want it to be fast with a clean interface and seamlessly upgradeable to the latest software. I want it to be the primary source of all TV, not an ancillary device.
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This is the people's money, and we need to use it on their priorities. Increasing the pay of members of Congress is not their priority.
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The worst... was what the Pakistani soldiers did to the Bengali women after their failed rebellion.
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I'm kind of a sucker for the retro-diagnoses.
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It's huge in the U.K., if someone's doing well, to put them down. That's what we do all the time. It's kind of like a cultural thing.
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It's easy to get published once you have written a really good book and the hard part, 99 percent of what you need to worry about, is really finishing it.
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I started to get very well recognized in the early seventies as the only man in the United States who had been elected three times to the board of NOW in New York City.
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My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.
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I use iTunes for downloading music, but I always decline when prompted to update this or that new version.
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We do a lot of outbound work where we're talking about the future. As we get involved with these new products, it helps us have a platform to talk about where the future is going.
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The polls and the pundits and the media seem to talk to each other. It's sort of like an echo chamber.
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I know it's surprising, but there is a generation of people who haven't seen a Bond movie. They have no idea what it is. I want to entertain them as much as anyone else.
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Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.
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I'm a little unconventional; I do things a little differently.
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In Holland, every Monday evening my creative team meets to discuss fresh new ideas. We try to look at what's happening in the world. Are there trends? Are there new developments we should be aware of? And regularly we heard that people are uncertain about the future. People are sick and tired of the rules and regulations.
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Curiosity is the process of asking questions, genuine questions, that are not leading to an ask for something in return.
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When you describe a character's dream, it has to be sharper than reality in some way and more meaningful. It has to somehow speak to plot, character, and all the rest.
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There was a moment in the early '80s when I wanted to work on films and wanted to live in L.A.
