David Furnish Quotes
We want to make sure that our boys realize that there are all different kinds of families, and all families are great.
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
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Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do.
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There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.
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Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.
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War is the greatest failure of mankind.
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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
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I think that's what helped us: confidence, respect, the desire to work hard.
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Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.'
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For me, I think there's a lot more room in cable television to tell broader stories. NBC and the networks, they're all very mainstream, and they're a little more conservative in how they approach storytelling.
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Apparently, Daniel Craig said I'd be a great Bond. Daniel, why did you say that? Dropped me right in it! What an honor it would be, but also, what an indication of change.
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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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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.
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I was a boy with one dream and one dream only: I wanted - no, strike that, I was desperate for - a room of my own. You see, in those days I shared a room with my little brother, Jesse, and it wasn't pretty. He was the Oscar to my Felix: messy, careless, and just a little bit sticky - exactly the way a kindergartner is supposed to be.
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It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.
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When I had my first child, I started to try and make fresh food for him daily, and I became frustrated with the amount of work - and time - involved in making baby food at home.
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I would love to work with Matt Damon.
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Our eyes reflect light. Better that the lips are more like a rose petal.
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Hail hero, hail hero, child of your fate Come into the kitchen don't stand by the gate And show us your wisdom before it's too late
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If you really want to do it nothing and no one is going to stop you, if you don't really want to do it, nothing and no one is going to help you. 5
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Waiting is one of the great arts.
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I'm very bad with music. I don't know any new music. I've listened to the same 10 or 12 albums my whole life.
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I take it for granted that you do not wish to hear an echo from the pulpit nor from the theological class-room.
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We want to make sure that our boys realize that there are all different kinds of families, and all families are great.
