Joe Carnahan Quotes
With 'The A-Team,' it was like, 'Alright, I'm going to do a big popcorn movie and see how that feels.'
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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The difference between working with actors that have put their time in the theater and just straight film and television actors is that you trust theater actors a lot more. You know that they're seriously more trained than anyone else because theater is the best place to grow as an actor.
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In the globalized world that is ours, maybe we are moving towards a global village, but that global village brings in a lot of different people, a lot of different ideas, lots of different backgrounds, lots of different aspirations.
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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There are so many lovely cities around the U.S., around the world, that it's almost impossible to pick one.
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If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em.
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I think to be 'tough' means you look relaxed. So you have to be tough to win tournaments. But you don't want to be so tough on yourself.
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You have family-owned businesses that have been around for 500 years. You cannot name a corporation that survives intact for even a few decades.
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At the present moment, the security of coherent philosophy, which existed from Parmenides to Hegel, is lost.
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I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year.
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When you go back and really listen to the legendary rappers, this is timeless music. Guys like Biggie, guys like Pac, timeless music.
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I always tell people I want to see the world through His eyes, and I want people to see Him in me.
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We had a kid. The kid was awesome. She didn't fall asleep easily. We complained about it. We got frustrated. But we didn't look for an out. We just accepted that this was part of parenting.
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My character Saurabh Singhania is a rich, bad guy who is driven by revenge, so much that you feel like scratching his face or throwing stones at him. The intimate scenes in the trailer are creating quite a buzz... I wish they had shown more of the story instead of the sizzling scenes. The film is not about boldness or intimacy.
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I don't want to collect Indian art, though pots and beadwork and blankets made by Indians remain the most beautiful art objects in the American West, in my opinion.
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In the right context, you can make ugly sounds, different sounds feel right at home.
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I've been saying for years that readers want inexpensive ebooks.
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Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
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I always love that phrase, 'Oh, this is a good idea, but it's execution dependent.' As if anything in life is not execution dependent. Breathing is execution-dependent.
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When Western politicians propose blanket discrimination against Islam, they bolster the terrorists' propaganda.
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I trust that when people meet, we meet for a transcendent reason, and that the challenges we face in life are always lessons that serve our soul's growth.
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I think every movie changes me and is life changing, especially movies you direct.
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Getting a movie made is a miracle... because the studios are only interested in making 'The Avengers.'
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With 'The A-Team,' it was like, 'Alright, I'm going to do a big popcorn movie and see how that feels.'
