Chris Meledandri Quotes
We start with strong characters and build the movie from there. That not to say we don't struggle with story - that's the most challenging part.
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From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
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Life is too short to blend in.
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I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures.
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I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question.
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While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom.
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Would I describe myself as new Labour? I'm Labour, organised Labour. I think labels have a limited use and that's where you really get into boy stuff sometimes, just sticking on labels.
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My original idea was to produce and not make records myself.
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In a democracy, power is not permanent.
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I'm a guy who loves my family, and we're probably only going to have a couple of more babies. I have the rest of my life to play the British Open.
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The guy who kind of identified as my dad was my dad's brother, who was the second person my mom married.
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I spent every day just praying that I didn't look like a big dork on camera.
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I'm definitely inspired by old hip-hop.
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There's very few dork movies made by dorks.
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We know the fans love us to death, and the people that hear out music love our music.
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I came to Congress on the promise of cutting wasteful government spending. There are plenty of examples of the government playing loose with taxpayer money, but none more so than how we spend our foreign aid dollars.
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Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis. The most exciting letters I received were from people in places like that.
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As an artist, all I want is to be a part of good films.
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I started making music videos in my twenties and made my first feature, 'Guncrazy,' at 29. I then spent the greater part of my thirties directing features.
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I'm not a good storyteller - I much prefer to be with people who are chatty, to have the luxury of listening.
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I just want to live each moment, but it's kind of hard to do that when you are asked to analyze yourself constantly. But it's also good in that you are forced to think about things that you don't ordinarily think about. I think it's strange.
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I like tough relationships. I think relationships with conflict are good for you - you learn. But you can't listen too much. I have a strong point of view, and it's important that I fight for my ideas.
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I always laugh because people assume I love horror because I do a horror movie, but I'm not a huge horror fan.
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We start with strong characters and build the movie from there. That not to say we don't struggle with story - that's the most challenging part.
