Jean-Luc Godard Quotes
Three-quarters of directors waste four hours on a shot that requires five minutes of actual directing. I prefer to have five minutes' work for the crew - and keep the three hours to myself for thought.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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When companies get big, they slow down. They're not as exciting. If you want to get something done, it takes a lot of time and a lot of meetings.
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Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that were not so.
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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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There's no doubt in the world that directing makes you a better actor. Me, anyway. There's no doubt in the world that it makes me a more collaborative actor.
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Community colleges are one of America's great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
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My style is schizophrenic! One minute I'll be wearing bright girly dresses, and the next I'll be swinging towards more structured masculine things.
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Eazy-E is going to remain Eazy-E. But I will not portray Compton as a bad city.
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Were women meant to do everything - work and have babies?
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Many men start being friendly with women because they are trying to seduce them. I'm not trying to seduce them. I just like hanging out with them.
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When you decide to do this kind of music then you just accept the facts.
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I'm not the kind of actress that goes home with the character. I mean, you're thinking about the work or the next day's scenes, but not staying in character. But as a film goes on, you become more and more fragile, emotionally. And physically too, actually.
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I'd like to be an actress when I'm older. I sometimes do improv. I used to do it with my dad.
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It is one thing to say that there is a constitutional right to keep a gun at home for protection. It is quite another to say there is a constitutional right to bring a hidden gun into a daycare center.
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I have not watched Glenn Beck. I don't watch him.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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I purposefully did not want to watch anything I've done so far; I actually don't like looking at my face, so I don't like watching myself on the screen. It's an insecurity thing I have.
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I was so excited to work with Ridley Scott. Who wouldn't be?
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In any film, there are 10 male roles for 1 female role, especially in the action films. They're heavy with the guys.
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Atoms consist of a positive nucleus and negative electrons flying around outside it. Electrons closest to the nucleus feel a strong negative-on-positive tug, and the bigger atoms get, the bigger the tug. In really big atoms, electrons whip around at speeds close to the speed of light.
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Childhood is a tricky business. Usually, something goes wrong.
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My hair is way, way long. I've hitchhiked across the country a zillion times. I've ridden in every car. I was never a hippie. It takes more than long hair.
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It was the most fun I ever had. I would just laugh between takes. It was fun to be so mean.
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Three-quarters of directors waste four hours on a shot that requires five minutes of actual directing. I prefer to have five minutes' work for the crew - and keep the three hours to myself for thought.
