Jim Lee Quotes
People ask me, 'What happened in your life that might have pushed you as an artist to get to where you are today?' I always felt a little on the outside. And as such, you're always observing things. So, I'd be kind of re-creating these things in my mind, and I think drawing it was a way to deal with that.
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Any form of art is political if you make it that way.
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I worry that my daughters are too taken care of.
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I might not be the greatest actor, but I walk into every project willing to work hard.
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My father had a flourishing business as a publisher in North India.
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I am healthy and happy.
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I'm interested in playing, not working.
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We are all different human beings, and we all have different backgrounds, and we stem from different social strata. That is what defines how you hear people talk, how you want to quote them when you speak. We all have different fears and doubts and complexes and this is what shapes the way we see other people. Especially characters.
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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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We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.
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The devil made me do it.
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A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.
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We are in a democracy, and I think for all issues, whatever matters that the opposition may have apprehension on, there is a forum, and it is called Parliament.
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With a focus on records and making money, you tend to miss a good story.
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Even the most embarrassing mishap can be spun into comedic gold.
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I'm more comfortable writing traditional protagonists. But 'Steve Jobs' and 'The Social Network' have antiheroes. I like to write antiheroes as if they're making their case to God about why they should be allowed into heaven. I have to find something in that character that is like me and write to that.
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'Haraamkhor' is a low budget film. We are not worried about the box office because our film is already in profit. It's got a strong content that will reach people's heart.
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Everyone is just nicer to prettier people.
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Music is extremely intuitive, which acting too in a different way.
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I don't think there's any show comparable to 'Game of Thrones' in terms of the way it does the fantasy element to such a high standard: everything is created with so much care and detail. You really feel like you are transported into this entirely other fictional place.
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Woolf is an important writer for me, someone I read often and who forms part of my ideal of what literature can do.
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I hate doing Tabatas - you do whatever you want at high intensity for 20 seconds, and then get a 10 second break and you repeat that for 8 minutes. So you can do jumping jacks for 20 seconds, you can do sprints for 20 seconds, etc. It's supposed to help you get your endurance up really fast.
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I'm playing a cat burglar. I've made it. This is the high point of my career. I'm really chuffed.
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I am confident that we will meet whatever challenges the future may bring.
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People ask me, 'What happened in your life that might have pushed you as an artist to get to where you are today?' I always felt a little on the outside. And as such, you're always observing things. So, I'd be kind of re-creating these things in my mind, and I think drawing it was a way to deal with that.
