James Gray Quotes
The sad truth for American actors is that they really have no control whatsoever over the material that they get, or can do, particularly actresses. And if you're over 40 and you're an actress, forget it.
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Celebs says we have no time for love, but I wouldn't say that.
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Musical compositions can be very sad - Chopin - but you have the pleasure of this sadness. The cheap consolation is: you will be happy. The higher consolation is the pleasure and recognition of your unhappiness, the pleasure of having recognised that fate, destiny and life are such as they are and so you reach a higher form of consciousness.
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Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.
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You don't want to put all your lead on the target. You want to leave some arrows in the quiver.
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For any actor - not just talking about myself - but if you've been fortunate enough to work for a long period of time, there's going to be different choices you're going to make.
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For me, whenever I would see a lot of 'black films,' I didn't feel represented in it. I didn't feel connected to the characters or the situations or the humor.
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Any competent actor could have done what I did.
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I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.
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Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.
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I just came back from my hometown, making a movie about a kid who grew up just like me, and it was financed by white people in New York. Personally, I can't be angry. In my personal experience, the support was there.
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The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history.
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At Nike, designers both created and communicated the brand, transforming a company that made shoes into a purveyor of athletic heroism.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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It's always a wake-up call to get beaten.
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What is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
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I can't comprehend that I'm in the film of 'Les Miserables.' It's one of those dreams I thought would be unattainable for someone like me, who came from nowhere.
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She discovered with great delight that one does not love one's children just because they are one's children but because of the friendship formed while raising them.
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I'm not trying to be a star on TV. I am who I am, which I hope comes out. I have a little bit of a different sense than most people know, and it takes a while to get used to it.
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Anyone who takes his faith seriously and speaks in behalf of Christ and His kingdom will be accused of fanaticism at some point.
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An increase in light gives an increase in darkness.
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I started off as a 'Star Trek' fan, and to be able to work on the series was a great honor.
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I love Frances McDormand so much. I love her career. And I think it's fun because she gets to do comedy as well as drama.
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Everything will line up perfectly when knowing and living the truth becomes more important than looking good.
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The sad truth for American actors is that they really have no control whatsoever over the material that they get, or can do, particularly actresses. And if you're over 40 and you're an actress, forget it.
