Duncan Jones Quotes
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Actually, I didn't like Dartmouth very much, but the whole theater scene I really liked.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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I have never been asked to be in a movie musical. Other than 'Yentl,' which I didn't sing in.
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When we begin to desire a thing, to yearn for it with all our hearts, we begin to establish relationship with it in proportion to the strength and persistency of our longing and intelligent effort to realize it.
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The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist I definitely think the work in future is going to be better than the work in the past, otherwise why do it?
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I love the road, and I love coming in contact with the fans. They talk to me and that's irreplaceable. But when I get tired, I head to the studio and I am in there for a long time.
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Sometimes I hope that through osmosis I might get a workout - just by wearing the clothes.
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My role models were always the Pacinos and the Oldmans, the guys who get dirty with their characters, and I arrived in L.A. during the big boom of 'Dawson's Creek.' I was getting cast as the boy next door, or the friend of the jock. I thought, 'Did I really have to do all that studying?'
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I do get recognized, more and more every day.
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I think of myself as a performance artist. I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
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I gratefully look forward to oblivion, but I must be sure of it.
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I'm thankful that I have lived long enough to become a legend, and I hope I deserve it.
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I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.
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I didn't want to do a zoo show. I didn't want to do a study of someone with mental illness. I just wanted to show someone who was trying to live their life.
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Blackbeard is probably the most infamous pirate who ever lived. He's one of those characters for which most of your work is done before you start.
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Bohemia is nothing more than the little country in which you do not live. If you try to obtain citizenship in it, at once the court and retinue pack the royal archives and treasure and move away beyond the hills.
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This means a lot. I'm being recognized for all the blood, sweat and tears I put into a 17-year career.
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In order for answers to become clear, the questions have to be clear.
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If I walked into the kitchen without washing my hands as a kid, I'd hear a loud 'A-hem!' from my mother or grandmother. Now I count on other people to do the same.
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I happen to have a giant ego, an admission that will not shock my close friends or critics. I am not uncomfortable in saying that because the ego of a man often gets great things done.
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I don't look ahead. I'm right here with you. It's a good way to be.
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I love heavy music. I keep Flume nice and melodic, so I save the angry, testosterone-fueled heavy stuff for What So Not. I think it's a good defining thing for the two projects.
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I think you could ask 10 English people the same question about class and get a very different answer.
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It's always nerve-racking, showing your parents things you've been working on.
