Brett Ratner Quotes
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I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality.
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I've known the glory of the stage and the glory of the spotlight. I still crave it. I want to be on 'American Bandstand' and 'Soul Train' as a solo artist. As a producer, songwriter and arranger, I help other artists say what they want to say. But on my records, I say what I want to say.
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People tried to make me something that I wasn't at the beginning of my career.
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I was trying to take the band in a direction that I thought was appropriate, and Roth was trying to take the band in more of a Las Vegas direction. And there he is.
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War is the ultimate tool of politics.
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What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.
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Nobody in France would ever say 'He's a Jewish novelist' or 'She's a black novelist,' even though people do write about those subjects. It would look absurd to a French person to go into a bookstore and see a 'Gay Studies' section.
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I am capable of much more. I guess every artist feels that way. If you are satisfied, you begin to stagnate. I want to grow as an actress every day. There are so many things you can learn, and you can improve upon your skills and abilities every day.
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People will always challenge you on an idea as long as it has not been concretized by somebody else.
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In my eyes, there's no one better than Stevie Wonder. He's a top dude.
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Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.
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I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.
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I entered politics from a completely different background from other people in this field, and that has helped me to see and deal with things differently.
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'Matterhorn' is my metaphor of the Vietnam War - we built it, we abandoned it, we assaulted it, we lost, and then we abandoned it again.
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I think every woman in their life wants to give a good face smack.
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There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.
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No one knows for sure if you can inherit a stammer, and so I worry that my baby might. It's why I want to work on my speech before he arrives. I don't want him to hear me stammer.
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Writer's block is for people who have the luxury of time.
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When I was at school, I wanted to play a piano, and they said, 'No, that's for the classical students.' There's always been this air around pianos, which can very often discourage a young person from having a go.
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I think a lot of the dull parts of first drafts come from a kind of over-managing, intrusive writer who wants to direct traffic. The idea of taking out the parts that the reader could infer is very liberating, and it's weirdly part of radicalizing your work: it allows you to go to new places fast.
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My name is not Strangelove. I don't know about Strangelove. I'm not interested in Strangelove. What else can I say?... Look. Say it three times more, and I throw you out of this office.
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I learn from every movie I do because on every movie I have a different experience.
