Dan Trachtenberg Quotes
Life is a very scary thing because it's unknown. Anything can happen anytime, and that is terrifying for all of us: to not to be in control.
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This invisibility, however, means that the opportunities for creative research are infinite.
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Focus on the long term, and always do what's right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. And outlast everyone one.
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'RoboCop,' when that came out, was like the best comic book movie ever, and it's not based on a comic book.
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There's no problem with fans and bands. There's a problem with the economics of the outside disruption of the industry.
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You have to realize that up until about 1959, Africa was dominated by the colonial powers. And by the colonial powers of Europe having complete control over Africa, they projected Africa always in a negative light - jungles, savages, cannibals, nothing civilized.
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I have this first album that sells more than 100,000 copies in its first week, debuts at number two, goes gold, the single goes platinum, we're doing Madison Square Garden.
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When the curtain falls, the best thing an actor can do is to go away.
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I will say that Marvel is 100 times more secretive than 'Game of Thrones.' Like, they're not even on the same playing field.
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In a city like New York, any night can be completely different, even in a subtle way.
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I've always wanted to tackle the casual part of dressing. Knits to me are always just easy. I've fantasized about packing a suitcase of only knits: You just throw them in, roll them in a ball, pull them out and they still look fabulous.
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If you could stay at this stage - you're 17, and you're always going to be in love with your first love - that's probably attractive.
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Sometimes when you play a golf course for the first time, you just got to be committed to your targets.
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During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show that sending aid to foreign governments creates allegiance, it does not lead to economic progress.
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When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
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A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.
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Despotism is a long crime.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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Beyond being timely, an obituary has a more subjective duty: to assess its subject's impact.
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I try to bring myself to every role. The last thing you want to seem like to other people is a talking head or an actor reading lines.
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You have this preconceived notion of him [Sly Stallone] as a big, tough guy, but he speaks four languages and he likes to watercolor.
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If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.
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I am always drawn to things that feel different to what I would experience at home: things that offer a combination of unfamiliarity and a sort of bleak glamour. I think the outback has that.
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Death ends a life, not a relationship.
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Life is a very scary thing because it's unknown. Anything can happen anytime, and that is terrifying for all of us: to not to be in control.
