Patty Jenkins Quotes
It's not easy to be a hero. You do it because of what you believe, not because of what other people deserve.
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Everybody thinks they deserve something.
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I write poems, I meditate. I don't live up to people's expectations. I don't do the conventional cool things - I know I am the coolest person.
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I never did a dirty armpit. You can look dirty, but you can't be dirty.
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Whatever people thought the first time they held a portable phone the size of a shoe in their hands, it was nothing like where we are now, accustomed to having all knowledge at our fingertips.
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I know what it is like to fear violence. I understand the adrenalin rush that comes before violent confrontations. I write my scripts from an emotional point of view and direct so the audience can experience this adrenalin rush.
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People do not lack strength; they lack will.
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In a way, I envy the freedom artists have. Artists can push themselves beyond their limits, in pursuit of their ideas and their vision, even if they are inhabited by demons that can also play tricks on them.
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I love fire. As a child I loved setting light to things. I'd always be in the forest putting matches to pieces of wood. I've always regarded fire as my friend.
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Thinking about your role will automatically get you in the frame of mind to get your strategy and game plan right before you step onto that field.
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I am what they call a chubby-skinny guy. I appear to be normal and have the look of an in-shape man, but if we were to go to a pool party I would go with my shirt on.
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The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.
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The L.A Trilogy is a series of three novels starring Ray, a robot detective, and his boss, a computer called Googol. Set in an alternative version of 1960s Los Angeles, each book will be more or less standalone but together will form an overarching story arc with 'Brisk Money' as the origin story.
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One knows less about one's own destiny than about anything else on earth.
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It's always been my dream to do a dance scene with Anthony Hopkins.
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My grandparents used to bring me books every time they saw me.
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Our house was awash in books, and my mother doled out her favorites like they were special treats - which they were.
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Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius.
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When you start to see another human being as less than you, it's a danger.
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IQ is a commodity, data is a commodity. I'm far more interested in watching people interact at a restaurant with their smartphone. We can all read 'Tech Crunch,' 'Ad Age.' I would rather be living in the trenches. I would rather be going to Whole Foods in Columbus Circle to watch people shop with their smartphones.
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The true nature of evil is that it is so very casual.
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Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between this world and the positive.
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The way Americans most understand the history of Latinos in this country, a lot of it is being told now through the lens of what's happening with the immigration debate. While that's an important debate that has security and moral implications, in my view, there's also a huge history of Latinos in the United States that's never been told.
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Everyone tries to talk you out of going to college. The consensus being that people are just gonna forget about you, you know, and that's the way the business works.
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It's not easy to be a hero. You do it because of what you believe, not because of what other people deserve.
