Callie Khouri Quotes
I want to make something that's respectful and respected. And I think you can make something for women that is respected on television.
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I do movies that I would like to go and see. I think that's a good barometer of how I choose films. I like going to these movies. Our job is to make sure the audience gets their $16 worth. That's my job.
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I think a woman should be wholesome, voluptuous and sizzling!
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If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.
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A fair question could be posed in this fashion: If people are not obeying existing laws, what makes us think they would obey any new laws?
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It's really interesting working in television as opposed to the theater, where you know the arc of the character and you are able to create this whole backstory.
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Charlie Sheen gave me a signed headshot. I think it said, 'Keep it real.' But 'real' was spelled 'reel,' like a film reel.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.
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I'm not a very big fan of 'Slumdog Millionaire.' I think it's visually brilliant. But I have problems with the story line. I find the storyline unconvincing.
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I think the fossil fuel industry is genuinely freaked out by the combination of the price collapse, the divestment movement, and that fact that renewable energy is getting so cheap so fast.
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At the same time we are aware that our various religions and ethical traditions often offer very different bases for what is helpful and what is unhelpful for men and women, what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil.
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I think I was dealt a good hand. I have happy genes.
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Music is really nothing if you think about it - it only becomes something when somebody listens to it. And then it becomes uncontrollable.
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I have freckles; I don't like covering up too much. I like things dewy and natural, and I think that having moisture in your skin is really beautiful and youthful - sometimes that's more important than coverage.
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Most people think companies are basically evil. They get a bad rap. And I think that's somewhat correct.
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Instead of assuming that emotional intelligence is always useful, we need to think more carefully about where and when it matters.
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Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
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Sometimes women who are taller aren't comfortable with it, but I love being tall.
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A lot of people don't realize that hair is a big thing for a lot of people, not just African-American women. It's something to be aware of and to be cautious of.
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Instead of wishing to see more doctors made by women joining what there are, I wish to see as few doctors, either male or female, as possible. For, mark you, the women have made no improvement - they have only tried to be men and they have only succeeded in being third-rate men.
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If we ignore our death, we end up just going around completely oblivious to why we do the things we do!
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Many have asked me, Why have a film festival in the middle of a war? But they have it backwards. The question is, 'Why have a war in the middle of a film festival?'
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It's very difficult to escape your background. You know, I don't think it's necessary to even try to escape it. More and more, I start to think that it's necessary to see exactly what it is that you inherited on both ends of the stick: your timidity, your courage, your self-deceit, and your honesty - and all the rest of it.
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It was good to launch the economy in the '50s. Japan did this; China did this; even South Korea did this. All the East Asians did this - import substitution. I think all countries followed import substitution in the '50s and in the '60s, but I think by the '70s, countries were getting out of that first phase of the strategy.
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I want to make something that's respectful and respected. And I think you can make something for women that is respected on television.
