Jasmila Zbanic Quotes
In my country, though it is very patriarchal and male-dominated, the public enjoys women-directed movies.
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People think I am America's party girl, which is just stupid. I have done 24 movies and I am creating my own TV show.
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I don't much care whether rural Anatolians or Istanbul secularists take power. I'm not close to any of them. What I care about is respect for the individual.
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I'm really enjoying living in Los Angeles. It's a great city to live in. I'm living a very suburban domesticated lifestyle out there - a two bedroomed little bungalow with two cars, and we're just driving around, going to meetings here and there - it's lovely!
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Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from doing little things well.
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I like playing sort-of-crazy people. There's something really, really fun about that.
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The worst thing for an effective war on terror is the suspicion of states about the objectives.
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No critic writing about a film could say more than the film itself, although they do their best to make us think the oppposite.
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You want your coach's blessing.
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Art lies by its own artifice.
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I don't really feel McCain. It ain't just because Barack is black; he can make change. Just like Bush equals recession, Barack equals progression.
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I think every teenager feels like a Martian in something, whether it's in their family, I think, or in their school. I think every teenager, every human being has a sense that they don't belong somewhere.
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I didn't get into rap to be no lyrical genius. I got into rap to feed my family and help the people in need around me, that's it. A lot of people say, 'Man, Waka Flocka ain't go no lyrics,' so I was like, 'Yeah, you right!'
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When we cover a Chainsmokers song in our live show with ZBB, people are dancing and going crazy.
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Healing yourself is connected with healing others.
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Doing nothing while the middle class is hurting. That's not leadership. Loose regulations and lax enforcement. That's not leadership. That's abandoning our middle class.
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I have to do something with my mind, or I'll get in trouble.
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At some point, you've got to realize, you're either a leading man or you're not.
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Balance lives in the present. The surest way to lose your footing is to focus on what dreadful things might happen.
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I like to see a film and then start scoring it in my mind while doing something unrelated. You just grasp a film and start working, and something unpredictable comes out from a third element. The mind, the more active it is, the more productive it is.
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For my whole career, I've been a singer-slash-songwriter, even though I'm very thankfully known for my voice. Songwriting has always been a joy in my life, and to be recognized for it is extremely validating.
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I try to leave things as open ended as possible, not too overladen with meaning.
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I don't think anyone loses by trying to be loyal to their dreams.
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In my country, though it is very patriarchal and male-dominated, the public enjoys women-directed movies.
