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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I get people being frightened of me. One time I did this photo shoot where I had hairy armpits – I was really digging it, but they were like, 'We'll airbrush that out.'
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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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Psychology teaches us at every step that though two types of activity can have the same external manifestation, whether in origin or essence, their nature may differ most profoundly.
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I had no accomplishments except surviving. But that isn't enough in the community where I came from, because everybody was doing it. So I wasn't prepared for America, where everybody is glowing with good teeth and good clothes and food.
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'Don’t press her,' said Cooper. 'If someone decides to leave something unsaid, my experience is that everyone is happier if they don’t insist on his saying it.'
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He did once say the time to worry is when they stop writing about you but again I think that was pretty token of the coverage was very respectful, he rather resented the intrusions on his private life, but that was about it.
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Being a writer is great, and being a parent is great, and I hate Marching Band.
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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.
