Hal Ashby Quotes
I basically have a very positive philosophy of life, because I don't feel I have anything to lose. Most things are going to turn out okay.
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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I'm not an A student; I'm not even a B student, but I've gotten a lot better with the reading because of texts. And I can voice-text and say whatever I want to people.
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The main thing for me is to make sure our home is peaceful, that it's healthy, that the kids are good.
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You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.
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Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.
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I think it just came to a point where I made a decision to do better with my life and health. And that is only by God's grace because there are no guarantees.
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From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.
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I don't pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me.
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And my friends, you ain't seen nothin' yet.
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I felt like I had two fathers. I had my real father and the father in my head.
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I should like to know if, taking this old Declaration of Independence, which declares that all men are equal upon principle, you begin making exceptions to it, where will you stop? If one man says it does not mean a Negro, why not another say it does not mean some other man?
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I just kept it real and had the freedom to do what I want. It's not designed for any age group. It's not made for radio. There are no edits. The whole album contains explicit lyrics but that's because you need it.
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Even successful musicians have had periods where people say they suck and no one likes them, even after they've had periods of great success. So I think it's like you just gotta do you and try to stay motivated. Until, you know, you decide to stay home and make spaghetti all day.
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My first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.
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I spent 12 years of my life, the last six years training six to eight hours a day, every day of my life. At the time, when I was 20 to 26, I could do things like that, and you're not going to notice it.
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There are no rules, no models; rather, there are no rules other than the general laws of Nature.
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I always say: To be well dressed you must be well naked.
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I look for someone whose upbringing was somewhat similar to mine because they can understand me - love for the family and everything else. You see someone's relationship with their parents, and you realize what that person's going to be like as a parent.
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I thought there was a chance right from the beginning.
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If you don't focus on the future generation, it means you are destroying your country.
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You will always have some excuse not to live your life.
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The first job I ever had in my life was in the Dade County Sheriff's Office in the Identification Bureau in the summer that I graduated from high school and was getting ready to go to college.
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I was in Cannes two years ago at our 'U23D' movie premiere. I love the French.
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I basically have a very positive philosophy of life, because I don't feel I have anything to lose. Most things are going to turn out okay.
