James Wan Quotes
I'm very heavily involved in the editorial post-production process, and the camera - it's just such a big part of my storytelling language. I like creating the tension; I like creating the emotion through the movement of my camera, or the lack of movement through my camera, depending on what fits the scene best.
Quotes to Explore
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Can you imagine being Leonardo Da Vinci in the 1400s trying to describe his ideas for machines that would allow humans to fly to the average person of his time? This is hundreds of years before the invention of electricity, the internal combustion engine, and many other things we take for granted today.
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In 1979, when I was 39, I had such a bad year, I thought it was all over. Thankfully it wasn't.
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Why should I give you an interview? All you journalists are plagiarists.
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We welcome Chinese investment in the United States with open arms.
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One thing about playing the real jazz is that you can't count it.
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I sing to Jesus for Jesus now. This gives me pure joy... worship!
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'Girl, Interrupted' is one of my favorite movies.
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People are realizing that color has no bearing on what's known as brotherhood.
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Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.
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It was a terrible day for baseball, it was a worse day for Congress.
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Investors are right to demand a clear path to self-sustainability from every business they invest in, and I believe we should ask for the same from philanthropy.
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For years I've been hearing 20-somethings say they don't expect Social Security to be around when they hit 65. Eventually, I came to realize that they really mean that they just don't expect to be 65. Or 40. Neither did I, when I was 22.
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The truth is I love musical theater and always have.
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It's not my job to get really personal in how I express myself. I've met fans, and they've been lovely. But letting my personal life out there, I don't think is a good idea for me. I think the more you do that, the more you can be accused of encouraging that kind of attention.
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If I could give my teenaged self any advice, it would be 'Calm down!'
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I'd love to set up shop somewhere and develop projects - film, TV, digital would be a fun thing to do.
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The dominant invades the entire picture, as it were. In this way I seek to individualize the color, because I have come to believe that there is a living world of each color and I express these worlds.
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Being here allows me to make the case that not all aging, narcissistic movie actors whose children could be mistaken for their grandchildren necessarily act with the same motivation.
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Producing clean energy from non-recyclable waste is an important part of my future vision for family company Visy Australia.
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The motivation comes from the embarrassment of having lost and the way it sits with you.
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Hard work makes easy reading or, at least, easier reading.
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To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America; with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.
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A highly visible, shared identity can help bring activists from different backgrounds together with a common sense of purpose and push for change more effectively - from the global stage to within their own communities and families.
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I'm very heavily involved in the editorial post-production process, and the camera - it's just such a big part of my storytelling language. I like creating the tension; I like creating the emotion through the movement of my camera, or the lack of movement through my camera, depending on what fits the scene best.
