Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes
When I see films made from books, I make a huge effort not to remember the book. It's important to see the film as a film.
Quotes to Explore
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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People asked, 'So what are you - a multimillionaire?' I like to say, 'A billionaire wanna-be.'
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I realized what interested me as a student of film was one thing and the movies that I liked were another.
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Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
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I think the interesting thing about the word 'posh' is that it is so relative; it's quite a provocative title because people have strong feelings about that word.
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I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams.
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Perfect partners don't exist. Perfect conditions exist for a limited time in which partnerships express themselves best.
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I was raised speaking English and Spanish. And I also speak Danish. And I can get by in French and Italian. I've acted in Spanish and English, but when something has to do with emotions, sometimes I feel I can get to the heart of the matter better in Spanish.
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When I decide I want something, I go in like an Exocet missile.
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Guys play basketball and get hurt, and that's probably the easiest sport on the planet. We're actually fighting every day. We're wrestling; we're grappling.
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When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question.
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There are no silos at 'Frontline.' Our digital team works with our filmmakers, and our filmmakers work with our digital team. They're always in touch, and they're always talking.
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In a unified and diverse Spain, based on the equality of and solidarity between its people, there is room for all of us. And for all of our feelings and sensitivities and our distinct ways of being Spaniards.
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Starting that union was something I believed in very strongly.
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You have to open up on stage.
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There are people worse off than me. I've had a very long run. I'm fine really. I'm just old.
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You just want to be able to have a nice career and make a living at it.
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True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.
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You can't live if you don't eat, but you don't live to eat. And neither does business exist primarily to make a profit. It exists to fulfill its purpose, whatever that might be.
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I do think it's important for young women to know that magazine covers are retouched. People don't really look like that.
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Basically, as soon as I saw that there was a role available on '24,' I jumped at it, and then when I sat down and talked to them, it seemed to get more interesting and more fun.
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When I see films made from books, I make a huge effort not to remember the book. It's important to see the film as a film.
