Victor Koo Quotes
At the Hong Kong festival, we were co-producers of the opening film, 'Aberdeen,' which is the third part in a popular movie series.
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I was playing sports all the time, and my parents, Anne and John, encouraged me to play in grade school and high school.
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There are films like 'Interstellar' where you cannot replicate the experience of seeing it in IMAX - it's an amazing film presented in a spectacular way. It really is an experience, like going to Disneyland, and you can't replicate that by watching home videos of going to Disneyland.
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The director had come to Madrid to court me.
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In Art, man reveals himself and not his objects.
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No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going.
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I am pretty self-indulgent.
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In my personal life, I would just feel like, I will always be cool with everyone.
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It's not ideal to always be one eye on the Blackberry and two arms around my children. For the sake of mothers out there who don't have the Blackberry but do have the children and are hoping someone will be raising their voice on their behalf, it's a great privilege.
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I'm free - but I'm also not free because there are millions of young people living in Iran. A filmmaker can only do a little.
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My paternal grandfather was a failed novelist. He stacked boxes of rejected manuscripts in a closet.
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When I was little, I guess I was just an ordinary kid. But then things changed when I was in junior high. You know, kids that become geeks become one because of something. Like, they aren't good at sports, or girls don't like them. I, too, for some reason, got into things like science fiction and, well, especially science fiction as an escape.
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I think for the last fifteen, twenty years or so, Hollywood has underestimated the appeal of the Western. I think there is still a huge market.
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I have been in more classrooms than any legislator will ever walk into in their lives, and I see wonderful, caring, dedicated teaching out there.
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A dinosaur out of context is like a character without a story. Worse than that, the character suffers from amnesia.
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I can speak a little bit of Hindi but understand every word.
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Now I can walk into a room full of people I don't know and do my job. That's quite a massive thing to learn, I think.
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I'm very fortunate. I have a wonderful family, lots of hobbies and athletic pursuits. I always wanted to have a very well-rounded life.
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Disapproval of homosexuality cannot justify invading the houses, hearts and minds of citizens who choose to live their lives differently.
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The whole system of society tells you what to do.
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It's the first movie I feel really proud of. But I know it's not a movie for everyone. Some people will embrace it, but some people will hate it, and I'm not really sure how to deal with that. In the past I've made movies that were pretty universally liked. You can't really hate them. You can discard them, but you can't really hate them.
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In an ever-changing global marketplace, the one factor any state can count on is the skills of its upcoming and existing workforce.
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I have no drawing talent whatsoever. I cannot do it.
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There is a waterfall in every dream. Cool and crystal clear, it falls gently on the sleeper, cleansing the mind and soothing the soul.
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At the Hong Kong festival, we were co-producers of the opening film, 'Aberdeen,' which is the third part in a popular movie series.
