Christopher McQuarrie Quotes
I'm a big fan of the movies of the '60s, more than a fan of the movies of the '70s.
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I've had a pretty charmed life, so there's nothing that I need to take too seriously right now.
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Matte digital prints are gorgeous, don't you agree? But the glossy digital prints, I just can't stand that paper.
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I'm not a morning person, but I've become one as the result of having kids. The morning is my private time to spend with my boys.
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I had decided that if I was going to be a singer, I had to earn it. I had to learn how to play an instrument.
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When I look at myself, I'd like not to have hair on the top of the ceiling.
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All of a sudden I discovered that I'm allergic to caviar. It was the perfect metaphor for my life. When I was only able to afford bad caviar, I could certainly eat my fill of it.
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I'm 42 and the age of a guy who has kids, so I guess I'm playing right where I'm supposed to be. I'm comfortable with that, but in the same breath I'd do something edgy. If someone came to me and offered me an edgy and funny story, then I'd do it.
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'Yogi Bear' changed my life in ways that I can't explain because it's not a full feature on me. 'Yogi Bear' – there's everything before 'Yogi Bear,' and there's everything after 'Yogi Bear.' Like a major car accident, or the birth of Christ.
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The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is, in general terms, a comfort since it is equivalent to abolishing the catastrophe.
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No one person is an island.
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If you have a great-sounding guitar that's a quality instrument and a good amp, and you know how to make the guitar talk, that's the key. It starts with the guitar and knowing what it should sound and feel like.
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Once I've decided to do something, I do usually try to carry it through to fruition.
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In the conversation about women in leadership, male voices are noticeably absent.
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Every time I'm in Canada I feel more Swedish, and every time I'm in Sweden I feel more Canadian. I belong in both places and I love them both equally. It's funny because the Swedes claim me as their Swedish pride and the Canadians call me their Canadian girl. I'll take it all.
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Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge.
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Like men, women have to be diligent and work hard.
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Kadar died as a mass killer, and the Hungarian nation can't forget that.
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If you can't find dry shampoo, baby powder is great.
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People say 'The Wire's bleak, y'know, but I see it as a love letter to Baltimore, and it's one written in a very strange and complex way.
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A country is considered the more civilised the more the wisdom and efficiency of its laws hinder a weak man from becoming too weak and a powerful one too powerful.
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Why seeketh thou revenge, O man! with what purpose is it that thou pursuest it? Thinkest thou to pain thine adversary by it? Know that thou thyself feelest its greatest torments.
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See, a painting is much cheaper than making a film. And photography is, you know, way cheap. So if I get an idea for a film, there are many ways to get it together and go realise that film. There's really nothing to be afraid of.
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I'm a big fan of the movies of the '60s, more than a fan of the movies of the '70s.
