Jason Reitman Quotes
Rian Johnson's 'Looper' is inventive, entertaining, and thought-provoking in every way a movie can be. It is in fact the kind of movie that reminds us why we watch them and make them, a beautifully told story that deserves to be not only remembered, but acknowledged for its writing.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.
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I think I'm a guy who loves to play defense. I have a great time in the outfield. I think it's fun robbing guys on hits - there are plenty of times you're gonna be robbed as a hitter.
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I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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'Vanity' means worthlessness.
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I love charity thrift stores. Amazing one-of-a-kind pieces at terrific prices, and all the money you spend goes to a good cause.
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Every time you come out with an album or a song, you want to feel like you're growing a bit in what you are and giving people something that they can feel.
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I love dressing up for events; to me it's almost like wearing a costume for the evening.
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Yves Saint Laurent was the first person who made me feel like a woman.
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Being that I always perform, I started working out with a trainer to get that endurance and stamina. Now, I guess you could call me a gym rat.
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The pace of Swedish crime fiction is slower - Stieg Larsson's the exception. And I think we use the environment more.
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Art is born of humiliation.
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You've got to be willing to put the time into seeing who's got talent and who's going to do a great job.
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A lot of reality TV is repellent, but that doesn't diminish the qualities of some of the people who take part. There are decent people in there who have no alternatives.
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To assume all the powers is not good for anybody. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. All those experiments have a bad ending.
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I go through periods where I don't really care what I look like, because I feel more focused on the work that I'm doing, and I don't want to think about it. And then sometimes it feels like the biggest part of my day is getting dressed.
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I'm not perfect, but what's wonderful about eating a plant-based diet is, I don't have to be.
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The mind of a 19-year-old is very different from the mind of a 26-year-old. You grow. You get into better relationships. You experience more, meet more people, better people. But when you're in a dark hole at an earlier point in your life - you write about the mindset you're in at that moment.
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I'm a proud Ellington alum. It has everything to do with who I am.
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Just do what you want to do, and who cares what people think. That's always been my thing.
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I view myself primarily as a trial lawyer who happens to be writing, as opposed to a writer who happens to be a trial lawyer, so the audience is like a jury to me.
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One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well as creative writing.
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Rian Johnson's 'Looper' is inventive, entertaining, and thought-provoking in every way a movie can be. It is in fact the kind of movie that reminds us why we watch them and make them, a beautifully told story that deserves to be not only remembered, but acknowledged for its writing.
