Derek Cianfrance Quotes
One reason Cassavetes is a hero to me is that his movies grew with him; they reflected the stages of his life. He made movies about where he was at that time. That's what I want to do with my films.
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My favorite film is probably the finale - 'Deathly Hallows: Part 2'.
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I always knew I would make the record that I made in 'Carter Girl.'
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I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.
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It is right that we be concerned with the scientific probity of metaphysics.
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I believe in luck. My luck's real streaky.
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Sometimes I wake up, I feel like, I'm like 80-years-old.
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Most of the time, as a model, I feel like I'm just a doll. They control how I should move.
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Everyone wants to be a stylist. If you know that's your calling, then you need to intern as much a humanly possible. You need to go to fashion school if you can.
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I don't pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me.
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What we want to do is put a price on greenhouse gases. Because if they're more expensive, businesses will find a way to be more efficient or switch to solar or hydro or wind power. So that will reduce emissions.
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The greatest thing about being in a band, and the strength of having companionship and collaboration, is also the thing that makes a band break up because then you begin to feel confined. Like, who am I as an individual, as a writer, as a performer?
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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Art and works of art do not make an artist; sense and enthusiasm and instinct do.
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In a city like New York, any night can be completely different, even in a subtle way.
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Location is the sole difference between mobile and traditional Web.
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I prefer to leave the paintings to speak for themselves.
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When the mind withdraws into itself and dispenses with facts it makes only chaos.
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I had seen images of Crystal Renn and Sophie Dahl growing up, but I didn't really know about the plus-size fashion industry or how lucrative it was or, like, that it was changing or that I was even invited.
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Alles ist einfacher, als man denken kann, zugleich verschränkter, als zu begreifen ist.
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I'm not patient at all. I avoid writer's block by writing. I power through with a bad version, so I can move on, and usually once I've gotten to the next scene, I'll discover what was missing from the bad version scene. Then I can easily rewrite it to get back on the right path.
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What's invaluable about actually going to the places you want to write about are the random accidental things that happen. Random, accidental detail is the best way to make a setting convincing. You can of course invent your own random details, and sometimes I will also mash up real incidents.
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When I first anchored in 1970, I had never seen a woman anchor a news show.
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I hate people who say New Balance shoes are only for white people. That's not real.
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One reason Cassavetes is a hero to me is that his movies grew with him; they reflected the stages of his life. He made movies about where he was at that time. That's what I want to do with my films.
