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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It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the known alone, would shrivel up with boredom.
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I'm not a wildly gifted person; I don't play an instrument or speak another language or have great accomplishments in another field, as many writers do. But writing feels natural to me; the act of it seems to free up my unconscious, so that sometimes I feel that I have access to more ideas and information than my conscious mind could think up.
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The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril.
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The three of us acting was truly one of the best experiences I've ever had. I really look forward to the days when all three of us shoot together, because the sparks really fly.
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I like 'Notting Hill.' If you can do a movie that's simple, but do it well, there's room for that.
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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.
