Jason Reitman Quotes
It's easy to get caught up in a moment and think, 'Oh, I've been offered some giant studio film or a superhero franchise or some actor wants to meet with me about a project they want to do.' And it's easy to get caught up in a moment because it's flattering. But you can't do a movie because it's flattering.
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I'm profoundly lucky. I really like it. I really like my work. I've liked it since I was 5 years old.
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In a family of all girls, I was always the 'boy' in my mind - the protector, the masculine one. No one would ever have to worry about me.
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Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?
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You learn on the job. When I was a young lawyer and got a case, I knew nothing about the subject. You start reading, you look for the philosophy behind it, and by the time you are actually in a court of law, you are a master.
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Somebody gets to be smart and somebody gets to be dumb. If we win, it'll be because of the president. And if we lose, it'll be because of me.
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Raquel Welch is someone I can also live without. We've got some love scenes together and I am dreading them!
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Today there are paparazzi out, I'm doing a day of press, I'm in a hotel, I've just been on Radio 1. But when I'm in my day-to-day life people don't know who I am and I'm left to my own devices.
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I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife.
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Somebody gave me this drum machine and somebody else asked me to program something for a project. I really liked programming and I was really interested in using the drum machine.
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Without Khomeini, we would not be where we are. What a pity that, when pregnant with him, his mother did not choose to have an abortion.
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To the soldier, luck is merely another word for skill.
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I never really did any disco dancing.
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I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own.
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It's like the brooding hen sitting over a china egg.
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Common Core isn't a test, but for some people it is, because they don't like the testing piece of it.
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While we know gambling is part of the industry in Las Vegas, we're not going to make it all that easy for you to pick up a ticket, a gambling ticket, on your way into the arena.
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A lot of times people hide their quirks when they're first getting to know a person.
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Many ribosomes act simultaneously along the mRNA, forming superstructures called polysomes.
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When I joined the Mumfords I made a commitment to them so they'll always come first. But I'm a bit of a workaholic and Communion helps me get a grip on dealing with my life.
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There's something about doing stand-up that's cathartic.
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I could never play the ingenue, the girl next door or the very successful young doctor. That would be a bore.
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Making poetry with a camera - that's the essence of what I do.
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You can imagine what a dorm room environment is to a CF parent. It's like, oh my God. It's crazy.
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It's easy to get caught up in a moment and think, 'Oh, I've been offered some giant studio film or a superhero franchise or some actor wants to meet with me about a project they want to do.' And it's easy to get caught up in a moment because it's flattering. But you can't do a movie because it's flattering.
