James Cook Quotes
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I hadn't watched any Hitchcock movies when I made 'Tom at the Farm,' except for 'Vertigo' when I was 8 years old. I don't have a sophisticated film knowledge, but I have seen the legacy of classic movies in broader entertainment.
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I am now writing a book called 'Far Enough,' very loosely based on my childhood. This is difficult because it forces me to remember people I loved who are gone.
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Talent will only take you so far, and it is your ability to feel the music and explore a movement that will bring you the greatest pleasure in dance.
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I'd say that Spanish football is probably the best I've seen.
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I guess I've always been really attracted to period pieces and always felt visually I was probably more made for the '50s or the early '60s than I am for a modern day.
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Living in New York, for me at least, just keeps it very real and keeps my feet firmly planted on the ground.
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People always say that Randy Moss can't stick to the rules. Even my own rules.
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First and foremost, I look for a great script. Then, the team that I am working with. Only then, we will be able to come up with a good film.
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Growing up, you tended to just go through school to get out, then figure out what you want to do in this big ball of mud.
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I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature.
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In general, I'm rubbish in heels. I love them, and I own a lot because it's like being in a sweet shop: they're pretty. But I'm not good in them. I don't walk nicely in heels.
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You can't fake being a star. But you can also become a great personality.
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I'm interested in ways that digital interfaces can be utilized as powerful narrative devices, and to engage people in new and exciting ways.
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Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.
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One of the strange things about violent and authoritarian regimes is they don't like the glare of negative publicity.
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Let's be honest, the physical attracts me first. Then if you get to know the man's mind and soul and heart, that's icing on the cake.
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Fishing is very meditative; you need to be able to give up control and cast out the line and then hope for the best, so in that way, it's quite like acting.
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Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen goods, and your muscles will atrophy.
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I hate touchy-feely things.
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Most of us are destined to be unhappy if we can't accept that we will have moments - or a waist size - that don't match our perfect vision of how things should be.
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Go all the way with it. Do not back off. For once, go all the goddamn way with what matters.
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I think vestigially there's a synesthete in me, but not like a real one who immediately knows what colour Wednesday is.
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What a team, what a team. I drove it like I stole it.
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You can't suffer over two things at once.
