Billy Wilder Quotes
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I don't know if I have a 'Greatest Album Ever.' I really liked 'The Blueprint' by Jay-Z. The production on that album was really great. 'All I Need' was the first song I used for walk-on music in 2002 for my second time ever on stage, so that means a lot to me.
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I love design-based stuff. I dug it in 'Pleasantville' and dug it in 'Seabiscuit.'
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We don't grow older, we grow riper.
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I have always appreciated the honest brutality of the international film world. One need never doubt one's worth in the market. Mine was zero.
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The 'DuckTales' ensemble is clearly critical. There's the core set of characters - Scrooge, Webby, Launchpad, Huey, Dewey and Louie... Plus there's Gyro and Duckworth and Mrs. Beakley and so on. The cast is huge.
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Everybody goes through a phase of fatigue, and I am no different. Re-inventing yourself in your profession is the key to deal with fatigue.
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I am a self-critical perfectionist.
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It was treacherous. I think someone was injured. But I did love being there, we all did.
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I am trying to concentrate on books. You know, I love Dostoevsky; he's my favourite writer.
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I've had my heart broken and then gone out and done dumb things.
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The retired L.A.P.D. motor cops who work set security now, all wear the same uniform, they're great guys with great stories, and they're great at their job, providing security on sets.
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I wrote 'Fight Song' as this declaration to believe in myself, and that is similar to what you are taught to believe in Girl Scouts. Building confidence. Building character. And above all else, being there for each other as a community.
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Even if the music industry simply gave away all their music people would complain that they don't have the bandwidth to download all the stuff - the problem would merely shift from availability to distribution.
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He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.
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When Matt LeBlanc had his show 'Joey', I strongly suggested to the producers that they should bring me on.
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I am known for a life spent in the struggle for freedom, and freedom includes the freedom of religion.
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I love various sports, including basketball, tennis and billiards.
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If ballots won't work, bullets will.
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I like to see people who are survivors wearing my shoes. I am fascinated by people who can bounce back.
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Creating something that builds lasting value and changes the lives of millions of people requires forging a team that will work hard to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, stand up to the pressures of fame and fortune, and stay true to the original vision long after others stop believing.
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Taoism taught me to focus on the process and not to be attached to preconceived ideas of what I thought the outcome should be.
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In your morning prayer each new day, ask Heavenly Father to guide you to recognize an opportunity to serve one of His precious children. Then go throughout the day with your heart full of faith and love, looking for someone to help. Stay focused, just like the honeybees focus on the flowers from which to gather nectar and pollen. If you do this, your spiritual sensitivities will be enlarged and you will discover opportunities to serve that you never before realized were possible.
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Isn't it amazing what a pencil can have inside?
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Shoot a few scenes out of focus. I want to win the foreign film award.
