Hamish Bowles Quotes
I have a confession to make. In the beginning, I did not understand the Kate Moss phenomenon.
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I'm used to very low-budget situations. In 'The Exploding Girl,' we were literally changing in Starbucks because we didn't have trailers.
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I felt pressure to follow in Madonna's footsteps, and I didn't want to base my career on sex. So I began to change how I saw myself.
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Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.
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Now an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value; and infinity of merit can only result from a nature that is infinitely divine or perfect.
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If you go back and watch 'The French Connection,' it's been cannibalized so many times. There are certain movies like that, where you see the original and think, 'This isn't so great.' And the reason it isn't so great is because everyone has copied it.
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Some of our best journalists take themselves even more seriously than the politicians they write about.
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I like beautiful clothing. I love Bergdorfs.
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The question for France and all countries is, 'Do you favour foreign Internet operators that do not pay, or do you favour national operators who pay?'
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I believe in peace. I believe in mercy.
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See, as much as I love the game, golf was my vehicle to competition. And I love to compete.
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To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
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U.N. Security Council resolutions are only as effective as their enforcement.
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Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go.
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I really like to experiment. That's the only way I can work. It's instinctive.
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People talk about method actors, meaning someone that's prepared very, very well, or whatever they mean when they talk about it. But the right method is whatever works for you. And what works for me on any given day is going to be different.
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Do not give up your dream because it is apparently not being realized, because you cannot see it coming true. Cling to your vision with all the tenacity you can muster. Keep it bright; do not let the bread-and-butter side of life cloud your ideal or dim it.
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I think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It's closer to our dreams.
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I've already fought my share. God gave me a rich, eventful career, and I thank God for everything, but I'm done fighting.
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I learned English kind of late. I remember when I got my first opportunity to work in America, I didn't speak a lot of English, so I only really knew my lines for the movie I was doing.
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You discover yourself through the research of your work.
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For me, 'Bookends' marks the start of my foray into commercial fiction, away from what has always been thought of as more traditional chick lit - single girl in the city trips around in Manolos looking for Mr. Right.
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I'm not ashamed to say I fear something.
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I have a confession to make. In the beginning, I did not understand the Kate Moss phenomenon.
