Chip Kidd Quotes
I really liked the design of Batman. I liked the concept. There's a lot more you can do with Batman than most other superheroes.
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Man is a physical and spiritual epitome of the Universe.
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Country music tells stories, and I've always loved to tell stories.
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I have five horses. My first was a professional jumper named Santos. I got him when I was 18.
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My uncles and other relatives are against encouraging girls in every aspect, and that includes sports. I hardly interact with them. My parents are more open. They back me all the way.
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My father taught me photography. It was his hobby, and we had a small darkroom in the fruit cellar of our basement. It was the kind of makeshift darkroom that was only dark at night.
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I am not a great theologian. I know there is a theological concept called invincible ignorance in which a strong enough faith binds you to any facts to the contrary.
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I have lots of passions - gardens, art, music and reading. I have eclectic taste and read a huge variety of books.
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Opera was the cinema of its time, so to bring back that popular appeal, you just need to unleash its visceral immediacy and excitement. Most productions don't manage that - but when an opera does do it, you never forget it.
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To play four hands requires two people who have great affinity for each other.
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Dance connects us to the musicality of life and to one another. No one should be denied such basic pleasures.
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When you're mid-season, in very intense situations, it's hard not to take that home with you. Especially when you're sleeping, you can't control what you dream about. And it sneaks into the unconscious.
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I considered myself very lucky after 'Baghdad Cafe,' and I have 'The Shield.' In every genre, I've kicked butt at some point. I'm real happy.
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One Hundred Year Starship really is about the idea that is we pursue an extraordinary tomorrow; we'll build a better world today.
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There's great stuff out there, but I prefer doing a TV show, going to work every day with the same people, and a lot of stuff is not being shot in Los Angeles and I don't really want to do that because my loved ones are here.
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I came from a dance background, so that's what I did my whole teenage years. I was at the dance studio a lot. It just becomes your social scene and part of your life.
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People win Oscars, and then it seems like they fall off the planet. And that's partly because a huge expectation walks in the room and sits right down on top of your head. The moment I won the Oscar, I felt the teardown the very next day.
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The finest lesson I've learned with age is that all I need is a small team of comrades who inspire me, try not to judge me, and remind me when I'm judging myself.
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My mom had me when she was 19 or 20. And my father was 22 or something. They were working on whatever they could, both of them aiming to be actors in theater.
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I just mean it's very difficult for me to watch my work, in some ways, because I am critical of what I didn't get across or I thought I was making one point.
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Designing was always something I was interested in. I studied fashion design in high school as well as how to sew.
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Don't bore the public with mysterious designs.
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The history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.
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Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.
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I really liked the design of Batman. I liked the concept. There's a lot more you can do with Batman than most other superheroes.
