Freddie Wong Quotes
We're able to push the envelope with what we're doing, both on a technical and artistic level, which is the most that any filmmaker can ask for.
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For a long time on Earth humans didn't worship good gods; that's a new idea. The ancient Greek gods, the Hindu gods, are fairly amoral, most of them. We get stuck when we insist that God be both good and all-powerful.
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Who said that artists should sell their soul, expose everything about themselves?
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I'm honored that I'm in history, but I don't think it would mean anything if it doesn't change anything.
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Everyone knows what a curve is, until he has studied enough mathematics to become confused through the countless number of possible exceptions.
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There's only two givens with choosing acting as a profession: one is you will always be unemployed, always, and it doesn't matter how much money you make, you're still always going to be unemployed; and that you have no power.
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I've had situations where producers would be like, 'Could you meet me? Take the train; don't tell your parents.'
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I am happy that I have entertained people and made them happy.
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I went to art school, I think it helped me a great deal because it taught me who I am.
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My dad used to give me a lot of spankings. Anything I did wrong, he was on me. I was raised by a strict disciplinarian. He kind of laid down the law.
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I have unbelievable trust in my offensive line that they will get the job done. Not only them, but the running backs and as a quarterback, I have to do my job in getting the ball in the right people's hands and doing what I do best.
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I never work from an outline, and often I don't know how the story will end.
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I like retirement.
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The Arab Awakening or Arab Spring has transformed the geopolitical landscape.
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I feel very competitive with Robert Morse off-set. We often duke it out. He always wins.
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For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
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A pulp story without a detective and, obviously, somebody for him to do battle with is unthinkable, and I can't remember reading a pulp story that didn't have a dame - either a good girl or a bad girl.
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Bernard always had a few prayers in the hall and some whiskey afterwards as he was rather pious.
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It's very easy to run a good 200 m. after an appalling shot put.
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To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.
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Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady, reliable and safe in a confusing world.
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Even my Mormon sister checks my rankings on Amazon.com.
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Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.
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People are very hungry for something new. I think they are interested in being called to be a part of something larger than the sort of small, petty, slash-and-burn politics that we have been seeing over the last several years.
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We're able to push the envelope with what we're doing, both on a technical and artistic level, which is the most that any filmmaker can ask for.
