David Hare Quotes
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Music is always there, but if you're asking me my first love, it's film.
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Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.
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I don't believe in societal restrictions. It wasn't a choice - conformity simply never occurred to me.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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I was there when the quote-unquote golden age of musical theater was flourishing. I met everybody who worked in theater or was famous in theater from the '40s on.
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You don't want to put all your lead on the target. You want to leave some arrows in the quiver.
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I've been accused of wanting to allow terrorists to have weapons to attack America.
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There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel.
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Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.
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Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.
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When I look at myself, I'd like not to have hair on the top of the ceiling.
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How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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This was the period when I used all the influence I had to get the British to abandon their export trade, and as much as possible convert all of their manufacturing facilities to the immediate needs of the war, including civilian, as well as military requirements.
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I've got spider veins all over my legs, so I wear opaque tights all winter. All sorts of colours.
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It was a huge shock. I've never had hair that short in my life! I think the rest of the cast and crew were mourning my haircut more than I was! But after a while, I felt liberated, I learned to embrace it.
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To be able to make decisions and see them come to fruition and feel the excitement around them, what it generates within the company, how the artists get motivated - that's the most rewarding part; feeling I can be a catalyst for an artistic experience for our artists and for the public.
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Eighty-five per cent of the crowd is going to fall in love with me - they're going to feel it, wow. But fifteen per cent are going to think, 'This guy is obnoxious.' I spend enormous time with them - every negative review of 'Crush It!' on Amazon has a response from me - and I can probably bring back ten of the fifteen.
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A doctor is not a mechanic. A car doesn't react with a mechanic, but a human being does.
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My most amazing discovery was becoming a mother. It changed everything. I can't imagine my life without these little beings.
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The only way to conduct an effective collaboration is to debate the things upon which you disagree. If one doesn't manage to bring the other around to his point of view, then whichever collaborator feels the most passionate about the thing being debated ought to get his way.
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The future of American film lies on television.
