Krzysztof Kieslowski Quotes
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I had been playing really interesting roles before I got great roles. Little ones - 'The Crying Game' I loved working on, and then 'Bird,' 'Ghost Dog,' so many films.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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Some talk shows have become so exploitive and tabloid, I wonder if I can believe some of their guests. Where do they find these guests, and why do they deserve air time?
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Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling author's manuscript, to the designs of the hairdresser, to the creations of the computer programming genius.
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Someone told me, 'When you go see Pearl Jam, it's going to be a spiritual experience,' and it was. It was my first time seeing them live, and I've been a lifelong fan. Eddie Vedder's voice is a million times better live, and I couldn't believe the passion he put into every single song.
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We decided we don't use the term 'fat' for me. We use the term 'juicy' for me. My wife's fine with it, but the rule is when I'm over double her weight, it's over.
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I am not one of these guys who works job after job after job.
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No one wants to see a person on TV who's super-ultra-cool. That's Superman, that's a thing of the past. Heroes are now flawed, and have terrible tempers, you know? They're real people.
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A lot of people think that to make it as a model you just need to be pretty and slim, but they're wrong. There's a lot of hard work involved. You have to be very focused, know what kind of work you're aiming for.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
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English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed.
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Seriously, who doesn't want to slap a 27-year-old movie star?
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The mass of workers, as yet non-Socialist, is retarded in its development towards Socialism.
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Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away.
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When I start a picture, I always have a script, but I change it every day. I put in what occurs to me that day out of my imagination. You start on a voyage; you know where you will end up but not what will occur along the way. You want to be surprised.
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The plastic bottle we're throwing away every day still stays there. And if we show that to people, then we can also promote some behavioral change.
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I'm used to promoting books, but a movie is a very different thing. You have to go to film festivals and wear fancy clothes and try and look glamorous and intelligent when you're just terrified and you want to go home!
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America says we are a great democratic society and other people should follow our example. Well, I say we benefited from slavery, and as a nation, we never faced that because the people in power chose not to.
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I think debates are healthy. I think they include more people. And I don't believe most people, if they don't win, are just going to take their ball and go home.
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I have no problem being with people of different nationalities.
