Bernardo Bertolucci Quotes
To explore technology for me is something that I have to do. Otherwise, I feel completely left in the back... abandoned.
Quotes to Explore
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Using phrases or mantras to encourage and comfort myself has been a powerful practice for me. For years, I would say to myself 'Remember the purple sky' when I was feeling anxious, which to me meant remember a sense of internal spaciousness and kindness toward myself.
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Working as a musician, I have to constantly generate new material, so school keeps me sharp. Reading and writing all the time helps me to be a better songwriter.
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I am a little obsessed with surprise kitty.
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I would love to be a role model.
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He who prays five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone.
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Many societal problems concern science, such as the energy crisis, genetic alterations of foods.
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I love baseball. And American Football, too. But not rugby.
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I went to Iraq in 2004 because I believe in doing my duty, not because I agreed with the war.
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Don't overact the story of your name. Overact the story of your work.
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There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.
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I just went to an acting agency one day and just said, 'I would like to act. Would you take me?' And they took me.
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I'd always wanted to do a Marvel project, and I'd always imagined getting to play one of the superheroes because it's such a hard thing to get. It's the parts that only go to a few people. The flip side of that is the antagonists are pretty awesome.
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Apartheid is inherently a practice of violence.
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I can never find a movie I want to watch, even though I've got hundreds to choose from.
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I want to be able to do work where I think it's very forward, but I also want it to exist in a big way and have an effect on a lot of people.
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I've never played a Dane in a movie. I've had offers to be in Danish movies, including for some good directors, but I either had a job at the time or, when I was available, the movie just didn't happen. Hopefully someday I'll do one.
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People in power, they're so used to people kind of playing up to them.
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Every complete man has his genius. True virtue is genius.
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We see natural gas as an important part of the electricity generation mix for many decades to come.
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I have made speeches urging women to adopt methods of rebellion such as have been adopted by men in every revolution.
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I don't really see a conflict between the church and the movies, the sacred and the profane...there are major differences, but I could also see great similarities...Both are places for people to come together and share.
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Believing in yourself and what you do is so important. It took me a long time to find that confidence. If you're an artist and you're taking risks, then you're doing something right if some people don't get it.
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We may yet work up to some serious shooting war, or maybe some acts of urban genocide committed with rogue nuclear weapons. But if that were the case, why would we call that '9/11'? If Washington disappeared in a mushroom cloud, we'd give that huge event a different name.
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To explore technology for me is something that I have to do. Otherwise, I feel completely left in the back... abandoned.
