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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Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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Yet, despite our many advances, our environment is still threatened by a range of problems, including global climate change, energy dependence on unsustainable fossil fuels, and loss of biodiversity.
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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 only seek in my old age to perfect that which I had not before thoroughly learned in my youth, because my sins were a hindrance to me.
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I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams.
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In 2007, everything changed with the iPhone. As crippled as that first model now seems, with its lack of apps and glacial cellular connectivity, the iPhone was a practical, useful, self-contained computer a child could understand. It was an information appliance.
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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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I do find walking is fundamental to my creative process.
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Write what you like; there is no other rule.
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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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We must come to the point where we realize the concept of race is a false one. There is only one race, the human race.
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Leadership, to me, is about the ability to have people want to hear what you have to say. People want to be around you, people want to believe in what you tell them, and they feel good when they walk away from you about who they are and what they're doing.
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I remember the first time Dakota asked me for fashion advice about what to put with what. I was like, 'My big sister is asking me?'
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I like raconteurs; I like conversation. I liked the 'Tonight Show' when it was 90 minutes, I like when people aren't plugging things per se, and they're just in the moment being interesting.
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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.
