Bill Viola Quotes
You are just as qualified as any expert to make a judgment and have a feeling or a response to any work of art.
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I would love to work with Raju Hirani. I never thought I would have a wish-list of directors as such, but after seeing the consistency of his storylines and the human touch he gets in his film, I would love to work with him.
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The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.
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I've worked in television all my life, but really I've always wanted to work in the movies.
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You have another little drink, and I'll have another little drink, and maybe we can work up some real family feeling here.
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Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have.
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Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.
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Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
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The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.
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When in doubt, you bring in relatives. Nepotism is a part of my work.
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I got a job as soon as I could - 11 or 12. I started babysitting and then I got a part-time job at a pharmacy in England. I just remember loving the feeling of going out and buying my own clothes! I'd go bargain-hunting and get secondhand vintage stuff.
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Writing does produce a very unique satisfaction. There are times when I'm writing that it's frustrating or appalling or difficult, but when it goes well, it goes really well, and there is a feeling of rightness, like I'm doing the thing I was meant to do, almost in a mystical way, like I'm at an appropriate angle to the world.
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Teachers believe they have a gift for giving; it drives them with the same irrepressible drive that drives others to create a work of art or a market or a building.
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The Cuban model doesn't even work for us anymore.
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Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.
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When I was leaving Yemen to come to America, things were tough. My dad had just been laid off, and it was a challenge. When I lived in Yemen, I thought America was a perfect place. Everything was bigger and better. I dreamed big. The American dream, you know? You have to work hard for your dream to come true.
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I am happy with the response I am receiving for 'Kaabil.' Audiences' love is what we work for, after all.
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Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport.
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I work hard and support myself.
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I've experienced firsthand the disconnect between furniture, their environments, and the way people work.
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I was a different person before I started to write. When I realized I could be a songwriter and that people would listen - that was when I started feeling good in my life.
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I get writer's block all the time. The only way I can write what I consider to be good lyrics is to put myself through the mill.
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I wouldn't be the first quarterback from California to go to cold weather. I think Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are doing pretty well and been able to do it.
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I watch like, Steve Jobs interviews, I don't really watch TV. I stopped watching TV when I turned like ten because my parents were like, 'TV's really bad for you.'
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You are just as qualified as any expert to make a judgment and have a feeling or a response to any work of art.
