Debra Granik Quotes
There is a porous membrane between a documentary that doesn't use interviews and what you would call a neorealist hybrid film.
Quotes to Explore
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Beauty is not just a white girl. It's so many different flavors and shades.
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I can trace my environmentally-friendly lifestyle back to my childhood. My father was a conservative Republican that liked to 'conserve'.
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While criticism of Israel is legitimate and justifiable, it cannot be an excuse - in any way, shape or form - for anti-Semitism.
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Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.
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I grew up in the South and went to church a lot.
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I love acting. It's what I do, not what I am.
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There's nothing I like more than picking fresh vegetables then putting them in the dinner you make that night.
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Well, here's what I think. I mean, the people are saying, 'We don't want it,' and the Democrats are saying, 'We don't care. We're going to pass it anyway.' And so for the next three months, Washington will be consumed with the Democrats trying to jam this through in a very messy procedure an unpopular health care bill.
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I do tell people when I'm walking down the street that they should really rethink their whole outfit.
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I write and rewrite and rewrite and write and like to turn in what I think is finished work.
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A fair observer only has to ask: If there is violence, who profits?
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I am not an insecure actor, and this reflects in the films I have done. Yes, there was a phase when I was adamant on solo hero roles, but that is over now.
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When you speak of role models, when we talk to our kids, everybody is a role model, everyone, just as you look at a Michael Jordan to be the terrific athlete he is.
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We've done a lot of research on the characteristics of our teachers who are the most successful. The most predictive trait is still past demonstrated achievement, and all selection research basically points to that.
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A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
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I think of life as an inn where I have to stay until the abyss coach arrives. I don't know where it will take me, for I know nothing.
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That's not my love; that's just your life.
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I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners- two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime.
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Giving is what makes a nation great.
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The problems we face aren't Democratic problems or Republican problems. These are Maryland's problems.
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There's nothing I really wanted to do in life that I wasn't able to get good at. That's my skill. I'm not really specifically talented at anything except for the ability to learn. That's what I do. That's what I'm here for.
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With success came an ever-growing burden of responsibility. I lived with a near-constant low-level anxiety that I would make a mistake that would not only threaten my career, but also my brothers' - not to mention the livelihoods of many people who work with us or for us.
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All My Children taught me a great work ethic; you work so hard on a soap opera! It is a good way to start in the business, get success without getting a big head and learn your craft.
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There is a porous membrane between a documentary that doesn't use interviews and what you would call a neorealist hybrid film.
