Patty Jenkins Quotes
If a film is based on a true story and you don't use anyone's name, you can do what you like.
Quotes to Explore
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Live performances always feel like such a moment with all of the costumes and theatrics.
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It just seems like the most fun thing in the world. I've never met people who have kids who haven't looked me in the eye and been like, 'It's the greatest thing that's ever happened.'
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.
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When I was working with Tom Ford, he would just look at me and ask, 'Will you wear it?' I'd say, 'Ah, too long, too short, lower waist, deeper V, unbutton' - that sort of thing. I don't create clothes, but I definitely know how to make them come alive.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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I'm a dilettante. My governing word is 'curiosity.'
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I investigated post-traumatic stress disorder. I've been to a unit where people are suffering from it, and I read a lot of literature. I looked at footage of soldiers in the combat zone. I found 'Restrepo' to be unbelievably useful.
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Using a forecasting company is like going to a fortune-teller. If you believe the company and the color does not sell, who do you blame? The forecasters? No, you blame yourself.
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A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor.
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The Amex has a long, often troubled, sometimes glorious history.
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In my seaside town, there is a plethora of benches, each one bearing a little brass plate commemorating a deceased occupant. You sit with ghosts.
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I know it's surprising, but there is a generation of people who haven't seen a Bond movie. They have no idea what it is. I want to entertain them as much as anyone else.
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I'd love to open a camp focusing on the arts accessible to kids from all income brackets.
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I work a lot of hours, and in this business you really try to keep as busy as you possibly can. Sometimes when you really focus on kids in your free time you lose the husband and wife relationship to some degree. It's been a real focus for us to make sure we stay focused on us two.
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The sleeplessness is proven; it eradicates your memory.
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Notting Hill is a very different carnival from anywhere else. This is an international city, so it represents everybody. You walk around every corner here, you'll hear something new. It's awesome.
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I'm actually going in to ER as the new British intern.
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I think it's quite extraordinary that people cast me as if I'm Warren Beatty: until I met my present wife, at the age of 35, you could name two girlfriends.
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Ultimately, I want to be a good person and spread happiness through my acting. If I don't forget to be appreciative and thankful, then that would be the most important thing that I'll ever achieve.
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Big failures hold better lessons than any success - as long as you are in tune with yourself and are open to learning from them. I can trace every one of my accomplishments to earlier failures that I learned from.
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Consciousness is observing your thoughts and actions so that you can live from true choice in the present moment rather than being run by programming from the past.
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People ask me what Gillian Anderson's like to work with, and I have no idea!
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If a film is based on a true story and you don't use anyone's name, you can do what you like.
