Jason Reitman Quotes
I'm not going to have a perfect career. It's better to be Billy Wilder and make lots of movies and have five or six great ones than to make so few movies that when you make a bad one it crushes you.
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When I first got back from the war, I said, 'I'm gonna write the Great American Novel about the Vietnam War.' So I sat down and wrote 1,700 pages of sheer psychotherapy drivel. It was first person, and there would be pages about wet socks and cold feet.
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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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Part of Michael's uniqueness, I think, comes from the fact that he worked with music. He had a tape which he gave me with many different compositions, really eclectic. These pieces of music were sources of inspiration.
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I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fine with that.
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Geffen was never supportive of the band.
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I hate bell peppers, which is annoying because they technically have my name all over them.
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Well, I have a couple of projects in the pipeline, but I'm taking things slow for now and being choosy about the roles I take up. One thing I can assure you of is that you are going to see a lot of me!
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I used to be a dancer, and for me it was a really good combination of dance and acting.
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I am very career minded, and I think my personality is more suited to America. I am a working mother.
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Indian hotels are doing well globally because they understand hospitality.
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A good leader must be fair.
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If you actually succeed in creating a utopia, you've created a world without conflict, in which everything is perfect. And if there's no conflict, there are no stories worth telling - or reading!
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I like listening to music and driving. How do you say... It's the only way I can 'chillax.'
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There's nothing that's impossible to me. You can ask my parents.
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Unending was the stream, unending the misery, unending the sorrow.
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I've got some gift for languages. You follow your gift. But Latin's not easy.
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I'd love to play a gangster but I think people might say I looked a bit too young and cheeky to play a character who'd just blown someones head off!
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I hope that 9/11 has grouped us as one, and in doing so it has united us. Perhaps as a unit we can help each other get ahead, survive and succeed in this free world. And hey guys, let's not forget out manners!!
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When you are caught with a big shot, you don't really feel it. It's like being in a car crash, and maybe your arm has been ripped off... it is only when you look down at it that you realise it has happened.
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I wasn't a great background singer.
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I'm horrible at remembering names, embarrassingly bad.
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I'm not going to have a perfect career. It's better to be Billy Wilder and make lots of movies and have five or six great ones than to make so few movies that when you make a bad one it crushes you.
