James L. Brooks Quotes
When it comes to being confused about what to do about life, that's been me and will always be me.
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I got a New York designer to build my dream store here, which is a little bit of Florence in New York. It's like the Duomo on Madison. I got inspired by Santa Maria Novella and all the Renaissance architecture.
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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I firmly believe that one of the best kept secrets to soft and glowing skin is moisturisation.
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There is total unanimity that the most serious threat facing the United States and Israel is a nuclear-armed Iran.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
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The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
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Any film is about heroism: the triumph of good over evil. If you look back at my films, you will see that as a recurring theme.
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We think that in Mexico, online trading of shares and financial instruments is not going to be as important as it is in the U.S. On days that there is a banking holiday in the U.S., you hardly see any movement here on the stock exchange.
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If I had a gun to my head and I had to choose between theater and film I'd choose theater.
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In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.
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That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have gone through it or have suffered a loss.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country.
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I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that time passing. I don't feel that I'm wasteful with time. But I'm not aware of it passing.
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In business, every phase of things counts. Companies that just yell out a low price today to win business aren't going to make money in the long term.
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If Luna Marie is at the park, my child is not happy unless she's on the highest bar of the jungle gym or the tallest branch of a tree or jumping over the biggest, deepest hole.
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I would love for The Goldbergs to continue for as long as we can possibly let it happen, because it's my favorite thing I've ever done, and I can't imagine my life without it.
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What's more difficult than knowing there's an effective treatment for your children, but you can't afford to offer it to them because it's not covered by insurance?
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Let me give you a lesson about school. All the kids who were popular end up on the dole with babies. All the nerds end up as pop stars
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When it comes to being confused about what to do about life, that's been me and will always be me.
