Dee Rees Quotes
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I cook British food, but it doesn't mean I'm jingoistic about it. People can cook very good fusion food.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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You don't have to become Mother Teresa to make an impact in the world. But nothing can be achieved if, at the very least, we are not talking about it.
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I like to be underdressed rather than overdressed. For an event or a premiere, it's fun to dress up more - then I like to experiment.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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Fear and its accompanying emotional reactions have become part of the public mindset. Such reactions, while often legitimate, are also being exploited with increasing frequency for political ends.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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If the artists would just keep hammering away - unify, stick together - then music will become the king again, which is what it should be.
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When you're in trouble, all you need is your bank card and passport, and you're fine.
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I still write in long hand. I type like a chimpanzee.
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I love bayou life.
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I don't think I could ever give up music. It's what makes me tick. If there was no music, there would be no writing.
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I'm very happy to co-produce a film like 'Srimanthudu.'
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When you start directing movies at the age of 24, you're just a kid; you don't necessarily even have the experiences to add to the story. You're working off of instinct and raw emotions and raw talent, and hopefully it's the same trajectory as growing as a person.
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A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump, faith in its future progress, and desire to serve the great cause of this progress, should be called not a humanist, but a humanitarian, and his creed may be designated as humanitarianism.
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Women have seen that they have locked themselves up with feminist writing.
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I think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge.
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I love being a mother. I think it's the best thing I've ever done, and I personally feel that it's had a very positive effect on my work. I think it's an encouraging force for creativity, it feeds creativity - it did for me, certainly.
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I don't believe love is fickle. I believe when you love someone, you are allowed to love from afar. You don't have to be with that person in order to love him.
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I really try to play to my strengths, man. I'm never going to be Guthrie Govan: he's a brilliant player.
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So, according to the religious, you can only be good if you're scared of the consequences of being bad? Strange, I thought people were good because they care about each other?
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You don't have to make yourself look like people expect you to look.
