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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The old series of sittings with Mrs. Piper convinced me of survival for reasons which I should find it hard to formulate in any strict fashion, but that was their distinct effect.
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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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I have been in more classrooms than any legislator will ever walk into in their lives, and I see wonderful, caring, dedicated teaching out there.
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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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Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure.
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I've been that celebrity on the red carpet, and I appreciate that something hasn't got to just look good from the front, from the back, it's got to look good at all angles.
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I had so much fun working with Akshay, especially in the action scenes.
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I think that we have a great opportunity to impart our wisdom and our knowledge and our experience to this younger generation. It may be different times, but experience transcends time, and wisdom transcends time.
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Positive and negative emotions cannot occupy the mind at the same time. One or the other must dominate. It is your responsibility to make sure that positive emotions constitute the dominating influence of your mind. Here the law of HABIT will come to your aid. Form the habit of applying and using the positive emotions! Eventually, they will dominate your mind so completely, that the negatives cannot enter it.
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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.
