Brad Bird Quotes
And it's not only films, I'm pretty unaware of anything that's going on in popular culture right now.
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I was never conscious that I was becoming an icon or I'm not an icon, because my family, my kids, my husband keep me down-to-earth.
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Knitting not only relaxes me, it also brings a feeling of being at home.
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In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.
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At first, I was hesitant when it came to giving autographs, thinking that I am not even worth giving one. But slowly I got over that phase.
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose.
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I don't feel under-taxed in any way at all.
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Most people who end up being successful have good grades, but it's orthogonal - there's no extra information than if they put together a website and have bunch of fans who love coming and seeing what they're doing.
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While 'Precious' isn't a real person, it's someone's story, and it's too many peoples' story.
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As a race, the Negroes are not lazy.
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Leaks are always bad news.
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Being an actor does make you aware of your age.
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Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
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Terms like that, 'Humane Society,' are devised with people like me in mind, who don't care to dwell on what happens to the innocent.
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There have been moments in my career when I've had to be tough and I've had to step up to the plate - but usually that's because a man has underestimated me. But other than that, I wouldn't say I'm a tough person.
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Actors aren't all the same. They have very different skills. There are actors of intellect who are very thoughtful about everything they do... and then there are actors of instinct who don't know what they're doing until the cameras roll... My father was actually quite thoughtful about what he did, while my mother was much more instinctual.
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Even if you live in a tiny village, there's an Internet site. It's quite easy to find clothes, but sometimes women don't know how to mix them.
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Maurice Sendak is the daddy of them all when it comes to picture books - the words, the rhythm, the psychology, the design.
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I always knew that saying the unsayable was going to be a powerful thing.
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I make movies that nobody will see. I've made movies that even I have never seen.
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If you think that running your economy into the ground and having to send troops in in order to prop up your only ally is leadership, then we've got a different definition of leadership.
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When we set out our original program from the beginning, obviously our markets were pretty limited, and we were thinking about them mostly as U.S. shows, and they would travel like other U.S. shows have.
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And it's not only films, I'm pretty unaware of anything that's going on in popular culture right now.
