Neri Oxman Quotes
Look at spiders. They use about eight different properties of silk for different functions. The spider is like a multimaterial 3D printer.
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After I left college, I went to work at the Royal Opera House in London, which became a real catalyst for me because it made me realize that I was interested in cinema and in the way life is thrust at you. So I started making films.
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Golf was never a religion to me.
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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But I also think that the more you reason collectively about what the project should be at the beginning of the process, the more you can improvise later.
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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I volunteer with School on Wheels in Los Angeles, and I also tutor with Koreh L.A.
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There's so much innovation going on, and there are lots of people funding that innovation, but there's very little innovation on that infrastructure for innovation itself, so we like to do that ourselves to help companies create more tech companies.
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I came up with a story and I wrote it.
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Soap opera seems to be a dirty word, but actually they are the most popular shows we have.
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult.
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You can condemn and criticize religion... all those things are fine, but you can't mock and disrespect people.
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I'm just going to go with it for as long as it lasts.
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To be half-naked for a Greek mythology movie, it's a piece of art. You know, there's nothing vulgar in there.
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I am a bit of a Cheap Pete, but I do spend a fortune on books and false moustaches and practical jokes.
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I love all animals. I just happen to prefer cats. They're really chill, and they're loving yet not loving. I relate to them, in a way.
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The interesting thing about movies, it's not always - y'know, you have to have structure etc and all those things, but an audience responds, in many ways, we walk away and certain things stay in our heads that are memorable.
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I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.
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I never met a poor person who wanted to soak the rich; they want to get rich.
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I look in music magazines now and see things on Luther Allison, and my name's getting out there more, thanks to all the good people at Alligator Records and at my management company.
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Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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From the very, very beginning, we made the decision that 'Tarzan' wasn't going to sing. My co-director, Chris Buck, and I said to each other that we couldn't imagine a half-naked man in the jungle simply bursting into song.
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I want to try different things but, most importantly, always be true to my roots and keep it organic. I'm never going to leave bachata behind. I'm always going to be a bachatero first.
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Look at spiders. They use about eight different properties of silk for different functions. The spider is like a multimaterial 3D printer.
