Elvis Mitchell Quotes
Justin Lin, the writer and director of the teenage-wasteland drama 'Better Luck Tomorrow,' a shrewdly tense piece of storytelling, recognizes that sometimes it's good for a filmmaker to stir up trouble.
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Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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All of my friends, I consider childhood friends because we met when I was probably 13, and I'm still friends with them today. It's really nice that I have that core group.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period.
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If your contribution has been vital there will always be somebody to pick up where you left off, and that will be your claim to immortality.
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The questions don't do the damage. Only the answers do.
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I hate to witness animals in captivity - or see circus elephants paraded down the streets. When animals are caged, it's a loss of what they are.
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I wanted to show that Martin Luther King was simply a human being, not a god, not a saint.
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I've been playing old parts forever. I play 93 quite often. When you've done it more than once, you take the hint. I think it's a great burden if you're one of those fantastic stars who've always been beautiful; then I think it's hard.
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I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting.
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I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.
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An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
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I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
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Sometimes I'm more stubborn than I am smart.
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I buy so much fake jewelry, it's funny. It's not real. I don't wear real diamonds or anything.
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Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre.
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Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
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Music gave me something that was not only good for me - it gave me something to work on, something to be proud of and something that I really loved and have a love for - but also music was good for other people because you put joy into the world.
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I don't have the energy or the mental security to get involved with all that. I think it's a good idea to be able to disappear into the story, so that the first thing the audience sees isn't you, but the part.
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Love is cheap. You can buy it anywhere. Lives are cheap. It's money that's dear. You have to work days and sit up nights thinking how to make money.
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The atmosphere generated by the fans in Celtic's stadium for our visit was the most impressive I've ever witnessed. The grounds of Liverpool and Manchester United are good and the hostile feeling of playing against Real Madrid in the Bernabeu is also excellent, but the atmosphere against Celtic was the best.
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I love being able to escape my past, even though my past was great.
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Justin Lin, the writer and director of the teenage-wasteland drama 'Better Luck Tomorrow,' a shrewdly tense piece of storytelling, recognizes that sometimes it's good for a filmmaker to stir up trouble.
