Pedro Almodovar Quotes
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The author may not interpret. But he must tell why and how he wrote his book.
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If they understand, which I believe they really are sensing, that the alternative the Republicans have been offering is to repeal what we've done, to go back to Bush policies - and if you asked the public what would you prefer, Bush economic policies or Obama economic policies, they take and prefer Obama economic policies.
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I like sitting close to windows.
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Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function is really not a misconception. Most producers don't do a very good job.
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Every good movie I watch, the hero becomes my favourite. I start blushing every time a hero romances a heroine.
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I just want to do my job.
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I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place.
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I'm a very interior person. I love silence. I revel in it. I'm happy that way.
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If you needed to borrow a cup of sugar, you knocked on your neighbour's door.
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I don't feel under pressure to work because I love what I do and I wanted to do the projects that came my way.
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Prop 8 did something that no other state in the history of this country has done. It took away the rights of people that already were legally affirmed. Imagine someone putting something on the ballot saying your wedding, your marriage is no longer valid.
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It makes you vulnerable to win an award. It's nice to get the attention, but your neck is stuck out.
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Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.
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Nothing can make you more humble than pain.
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We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And life doesn't work out like that.
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We don't grow older, we grow riper.
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I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
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I had a wonderful mother who wanted my sister and me to have everything, even though money was a very prominent thing we didn't have. But we had a very happy childhood - pretty much ideal, in fact.
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When I talk to some of the younger filmmakers, they are so worried about their films that, eventually, this state of being worried reflects itself in and helps the final work. Whereas, with projects that are meticulously planned, you look at the end result and it is full of emptiness.
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People used to throw rocks at me for my clothes, now they wanna know where I buy them.
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The secret to a long-lasting relationship is perpetually imagining the worst. It's a world view tracing back to my Eastern European ancestry and one I draw upon regularly.
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One half of me is a hopeless romantic. The other half is well... just realistic.
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The thing is that, often if you have time to research a role, sometimes it's hard to know exactly where to start.
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I think that there is always a part of utopia in any romantic relationship.
