Jean-Marc Vallee Quotes
When I see great film, I have this feeling of 'Oh, wow! Wasn't that great? Wasn't that good?' I want to do something. I want to scream and go out there and participate and embrace life.
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I often will write a scene from three different points of view to find out which has the most tension and which way I'm able to conceal the information I'm trying to conceal. And that is, at the end of the day, what writing suspense is all about.
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The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.
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You need to have camaraderie in the clubhouse. Wherever you're working, be it a baseball team or at a business, you want to walk in there and say, 'Geez, it's great to be at work. Let's go get 'em,' as opposed to walking in there knowing there's going to be a commotion.
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I remember when people actually wore coats and ties to theatre every night. They don't anymore. It's very different.
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My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.
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The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
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Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.'
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Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the cultural documentation of the time in which it is produced.
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I grew up in the indie world, and that's what I'm used to, but there's something really incredible about having money behind a film and having the time to do as many takes as you want.
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Some people are enraged, and some people are applauding. If there were a mission statement for graffiti, that would be it.
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I feel like I'm a good actor, but I wouldn't call myself a gifted actor.
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The post-totalitarian malady has taken its most acute form in Romania. And it has taken place for very specific reasons. The repression here has been more cruel, more brutal, than in other states caught in the inferno of a 'socialist paradise.'
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Color is born of the interpenetration of light and dark.
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I wouldn't do a film like 'The Dirty Picture.' I have a husband and kids, and I won't be able to do justice to such a role. You need a certain mentality and ease to carry such a character.
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Look at Islam in a rational manner and without demagoguery or emotion. It is the leading religion of the world with 1.5 billion followers.
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We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study.
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While technology empowers us to remain connected all the time, it's up to us as people to decide when is it not appropriate to be connected... to opt out when you need to.
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I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.
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My good health is due to a soup made of white doves. It is simply wonderful as a tonic.
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Success is mostly driven by how badly you want something and how well you partner with other great people. It has to do with how hungry you are.
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People forget at the time that 'The Simpsons' started out, it was controversial - the fact that they said 'hell' and 'damn' in a cartoon was a lot. America was in an uproar.
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I have a stab wound on my left hip and one on my thigh and a slash mark across my right calf. I have a bottle stab wound on my left calf.
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When I see great film, I have this feeling of 'Oh, wow! Wasn't that great? Wasn't that good?' I want to do something. I want to scream and go out there and participate and embrace life.
