Darren Aronofsky Quotes
I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new stuff and challenge yourself and take chances.
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair!
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Be present. Be meditative. Form real friendships. Stay away from business networking events or friendships where there is always an underlying business angle.
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When you look at the roles I've done and the roles coming up, they're all strong. I guess I'm more drawn to that than that kind of submissive role females can be categorised as.
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The main thing for me is to make sure our home is peaceful, that it's healthy, that the kids are good.
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If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.
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When something is at risk or in danger or about to be lost, those are the moments you start to realize how much it means to you.
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I have now exactly the same weight I had when I was 18, 20.
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I will not become a Napoleon nor an Alexander, and labour for my own ambition; but I will labour for freedom and for the moral well-being of man.
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Whatever our bedtime was as kids, we could stay up an extra half hour if we were reading. My parents didn't care as long as I was under the spell of a Stephen King or a Douglas Adams. Now I read in bed. I read at work. I read standing in line. It's like, 'Hello, my name is Nathan and I am a reader.'
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I speak my mind. That's what we loved Tupac for.
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The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
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I used to lie between cool, clean sheets at night after I'd had a bath, after I had washed my hair and scrubbed my knuckles and finger-nails and teeth. Then I could lie quite still in the dark with my face to the window with the trees in it, and talk to God.
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The magic of landing my first role on Broadway went 'poof' in a matter of a few weeks.
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If I'm compelled to do something, I don't shy away from it simply because I haven't tackled it before.
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This is God's world, not Satan's. Christians are the lawful heirs, not non-Christians.
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While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance.
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First and foremost, I feel very lucky to have the family I have, so I would like my family to stay happy and healthy.
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In Paris, I was really singing for the sake of living. But eventually people said, 'Keep going; you've got a great voice,' and I started having confidence in my voice all of a sudden. That's when I started creating my own music.
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The will of God for your life is simply that you submit yourself to Him each day and say, 'Father, Your will for today is mine. You lead me today and I will follow.
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There are five things to write songs about: I'm leaving you. You're leaving me. I want you. You don't want me. I believe in something. Five subjects, and 12 notes. For all that, we musicians do pretty well.
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I totally let myself indulge, but I make little deals with myself. If I have an extra cupcake, I'll run a couple of extra miles. I think it's all about balance and not getting into extremes with dieting and exercising. Having a healthy attitude is important, too!
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I was in college for two years, and just hated it in the '60s.
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I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new stuff and challenge yourself and take chances.
