Pedro Almodovar Quotes
Of course I want my films to look really good, but every single element is chosen for a reason. It's telling something in the story.
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I don't jog, if I die I want to be sick.
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I say I have Spanish in me, but I'm not just Spanish. I'm proud of my ethnicities, and I will always be proud of being a Filipino.
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The years go so fast. I mean, I just realized that at the end of the year I will be twenty-two, and I just turned twenty-one.
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I don't pretend to be anything but an actor and a writer.
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It's unresolved conflict in my life that I have a lovely family and a risky job.
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Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.
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I know I said I wanted to live forever and I would never be bored, but the reality is, it's probably kind of sad to live forever if you're the only one sticking around.
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I feel that the world is increasingly about the bottom line, and not so much about human respect or human dignity. In that regard, people who care about other people will not be in a position to make choices and do things that other people who they're competing against will get to do.
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We are like petri dishes, where we can innovate, but we want to do it carefully and thoughtfully.
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In the late '90s, I spent a lot of time on reservations, and there was a level of poverty and injustice that I had not witnessed before. I was shocked by it. This is federally controlled land, and there was an insidious mix of apathy and exploitation.
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Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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I live - I live a highly scheduled life. There's absolutely no time wasted. I'm very focused. And I have a great assistant.
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It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.
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Although I'm an atheist who believes only in great nature, I recognize the spiritual richness and grandeur of the Roman Catholicism in which I was raised.
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Ergo, because of the money problem, it is probable that our orchestras will soon go down in quality.
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Romney still enjoys the Republicans' traditional advantage among voters who are veterans, but the Obama campaign is confident it can chip away at that.
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My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.
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I've been brought up with the Christian faith with my family.
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In black neighborhoods, everybody appreciated comedy about real life. In the white community, fantasy was funnier. I started looking for the jokes that were equally hilarious across the board, for totally different reasons.
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My belief is that people are innately good and innately do want to help their fellow man.
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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 shoppers are looking for newness and creativity. Look at C. Wonder, for instance. They're dancing in our stores. We don't believe in retail like retail was done in the past. We believe in disrupting the whole environment, offering them amazing value in an amazing package of fun, excitement and whimsy.
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Of course I want my films to look really good, but every single element is chosen for a reason. It's telling something in the story.
