Bong Joon-ho Quotes
I really hate the creature film convention that says you have to wait until the end to see the monster. One hour and all you've seen is just the tip of the creature's tail.
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My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.
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I'm probably less volatile and tempestuous than a lot of Aries, but I think I'm probably quite loud and outgoing and passionate. Maybe a bit difficult or stubborn.
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The next day, I got a phone call from him and he told me to come and read for a movie called New Jack City. So I went over there and they told me I was gonna wear dreads and play a cop.
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The best advice my dad ever gave me is that acting is believing. Acting is not acting. It isn't putting on a face and dancing around in a mask. It's believing that you are that character and playing him as if it were a normal day in the life of that character.
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You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
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Actually, the camera was never overhead at any time. It was always a side view of me. Subsequently, after the picture was released, I saw some scenes from above and my clothes being pulled-and I think that was added later.
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We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.
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I'm sick of having red hair, but people seem to like that aesthetic.
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Europe is especially vulnerable to terrorists who may hide among the refugees pouring across its borders.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.
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In space, you need to exercise your heart since it's not pumping blood around at the same rate.
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I wanted this, I wanted to do this, but my work is me, and it has to be right.
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It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies in your hands. You can't rely on a man to make you happy or complete you. That starts with you.
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Who is most deserving of all of the money that I, Zlatan, am paid? The answer is Zlatan.
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I draw pleasure in governance, in doing new things and bringing people together. That pleasure is all I need from life.
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It's really crazy to be 36 years old and to have been doing something for 25 years.
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My wife is amazing. She had to know she was getting into a heap of trouble when we met.
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I did a lot of theater in college, and I knew that not many people make it, but I just figured, 'Well, I really want to try acting while I'm young, and I don't ever want to look back and say that I never gave it a try.' I fully figured I'd be back in grad school - probably for psychology.
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While the spoken word can travel faster, you can't take it home in your hand. Only the written word can be absorbed wholly at the convenience of the reader.
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What does a house want to be?
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There's so much hate that we direct externally that we forget we have our own psychos. But that's the role of the satirist - you have to examine your own country and say, 'look!'
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I hate to plan my life.
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I really hate the creature film convention that says you have to wait until the end to see the monster. One hour and all you've seen is just the tip of the creature's tail.
