David Cohen Quotes
I had done six or eight traditional angel investments and basically just thought it sucked.
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I've done quite a few things based on real events or real people, and I think that's always really interesting that you can read about them or, if you're lucky, you can meet them.
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Any creative process comes with a level of self-analysis and self-criticism. There's a lot of waking up in the middle of the night going, 'Oh, I wish I had done that differently.'
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Michael and I talk at least every two weeks. He understands why I've done the things I have.
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I find it quite boring when people do things that are very considered and thought through. I like things best when they're just done because they're fun or beautiful, or simply because they are what that one person wanted to do at that one time.
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I want to do everything in the world that can be done.
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Truth be told, actually, my favorite director of the Movie Brats was not Scorsese. Loved him. But my favorite director of the Movie Brats was Brian de Palma. I actually met De Palma right after I'd done 'Reservoir Dogs,' and I was very beside myself.
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Planning a garden, park, building, or city shouldn't be done in an office.
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I have three Defensive Players of the Year. Only one other player has done that. But being a defensive lineman, it's hard to control the game.
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Security... it's simply the recognition that changes will take place and the knowledge that you're willing to deal with whatever happens.
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We hear so many records these days that are done with click tracks, as opposed to a drummer.
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I have done theatre, and I enjoy the process of smaller films a lot more. When I do such films, there are certain things which I get to do which are untapped. The scenes give me the liberty to play and mould the character in accordance to the director's mindset.
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I've done a lot of things that I regret.
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I am a professional actor, and I don't go about moralizing about what the character does. Otherwise, seriously, why be an actor? You're not making some kind of social statement. That's not what actors do.
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The kind of people that all teams need are people who are humble, hungry, and smart: humble being little ego, focusing more on their teammates than on themselves. Hungry, meaning they have a strong work ethic, are determined to get things done, and contribute any way they can. Smart, meaning not intellectually smart but inner personally smart.
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When people recognize your work and want to reward you for what you've done, that's a good feeling.
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All the art for Tool is done by the me and the band.
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I had spent time in New York, where I loved the idea that theater could be done up in tiny little rooms rather than for lots of money on a big stage, and be tied to ordinary life.
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Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I've ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of lies that I hadn't even realized I was carrying.
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I'd done three solo albums in a row, and that's quite narcissistic.
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Whether you stay private or go public, after all is said and done, a CEO's job is to create lasting shareholder value.
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I thought I'd be a journalist, and only pursued acting intermittently while studying. My very first interview as a journalist was with David Usher of Moist, and he called the magazine the next day to say it was the best interview he'd done for his solo album. I felt like a million euros.
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Food is as important as energy, as security, as the environment. Everything is linked together.
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I don't really know what 'starchitect' means. I take it as a pejorative because it means that you're sought-after.
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I had done six or eight traditional angel investments and basically just thought it sucked.
