David Slade Quotes
Appreciate good coffee when it's available, but drink whatever they have on set and always say thank you for it.
Quotes to Explore
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Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.
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Kids love to look at pictures of themselves.
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Picking up a guitar brought a lot of balance into my life.
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Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all.
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I remember thinking that people were crazy for reading the same book more than once, but I now have a new-found appreciation for the re-discovery of literature. The lessons we learned from books in the school curriculum are reinvented and updated when we read as adults.
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Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you.
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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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I use the city because it saves time, I don't have to do a lot of research on the setting.
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I did do some Shakespeare on film, it's really difficult. It's really interesting, because I was doing a series in Canada called 'Slings and Arrows' and it was about a company based around the Stratford Festival.
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I'm just going out there and doing exactly what I'm coached and doing exactly what I'm supposed to do and just trying to help this team win.
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You're always going to have people that are naysayers, that don't believe in your talent, that don't believe that you have any kind of longevity.
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I'm very much against war; I'm very much against terrorism of any kind. I find terrorism to be one of the most appalling things that can exist in society.
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I've seen too many ups and downs in the movie industry.
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I'm from the disco era where everybody thought they were John Travolta... What song is going to get me on the dance floor? Anything from 'Saturday Night Fever,' and you're up there like a demon.
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You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
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I'm pretty low-key; you'll often find me in jeans, a T-shirt and sweatshirt.
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I'm lucky because I remember my dad showing me 'Independence Day,' and I loved it.
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The American free market system is the greatest engine for prosperity and opportunity that the world has ever seen. Freedom works.
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In a city that is barely getting by with its small budget, something like illegal immigration can be the difference from being able to provide the level of public service that people expect.
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Being an effective leader is enormously complex. It requires vision to see a future, dedication to make things happen, sensitivity to people who are quirky at times, and personal confidence without arrogance.
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When I came back from filming the 'Chandelier' video, everyone was like, 'So what'd you wear? What did the room look like? How many chandeliers were there?' And I was like, 'Well, I wore a blond wig, a nude leotard, the room was dirty, and there was no chandelier.'
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My father died when I was 7. I was his favorite child, and he was my beloved father. I brought him along with me all through my life. Every elderly man has a bit of my father in him for me.
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Okay, I'm not in the news business, and I'm not going to tell anyone how to do their job. However, it'd be good to have news reporting that I could trust again, and there's evidence that fact-checking is an idea whose time has come.
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Appreciate good coffee when it's available, but drink whatever they have on set and always say thank you for it.
