Diego Giacometti Quotes
We see parts of each other, and we put them together. But if I want to see you in totality, you need to move away; we need space between us. Across the street, I can see all of you at once, but then I also see this huge vista of space surrounding you, coming in and compressing you.
Quotes to Explore
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I believed I was invincible.
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But... watching Steven Barnes taught me to treat my life like an art form.
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As soon as one project is finished I like to go straight on to something else.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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If someone says, 'I love that lipstick,' I will always try to answer, honestly, if I know what color it is. It's a connective tissue.
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Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.
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My dad also plays a little banjo and guitar, my mom plays the mandolin.
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I feel like I flunked at adolescence really badly. I found it really difficult.
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There are some movies you do for the character; there are some movies you do for the people.
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Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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I truly loved Jason Reitman. I was there on his first film, 'Thank You For Smoking,' and I'd go work with him to do anything.
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Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.
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Teens want to read something that isn't a lie; we adults wish we could put our heads under the blankets and hide from the scary story we're writing for our kids.
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I made a very conscious decision to quit acting. I was on a series, and we were in the process of renegotiating. They had an idea of what they thought I was worth, and I had an idea that was quite different.
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In my previous career as a chief executive of high-tech companies, I experienced firsthand the endless possibilities when people from diverse backgrounds work together. They get to know one another and quickly learn that they share more in common than they originally thought.
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I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people.
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Both my parents are creative. My dad did act when he was younger, but they're both very creative.
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Sound is the first thing that we tune into.
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Killing terrorists is cheaper than capturing them.
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Novels are political because in them, we try to identify with people who are not like us. And, in that sense, I like the first-person singular because I have to imitate accurately the voice of someone who is not like me. The third-person singular gives me an authority over a character.
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The unvarnished truth is that we have spent the last decade funding the machinery of war, and our children have been sacrificed.
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We see parts of each other, and we put them together. But if I want to see you in totality, you need to move away; we need space between us. Across the street, I can see all of you at once, but then I also see this huge vista of space surrounding you, coming in and compressing you.
