John Crowley Quotes
Certainly it's very difficult to keep momentum going through a film which has as many characters as this does, and the piece took on a life of its own to try and shape it. That took all the time we had in editing.
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If I go on a diet and work out, I'm always in a bad mood. I'd rather be a little heavier but nice.
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When I was 13, I had these episodes where I could just see the world without any words attached to it, without any associations. It was a little bit spooky. A lot of people might have even thought it was pathological. I thought it was interesting.
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I would love it if people could look at chubby folks with all of our curves, bumps and ridges and just say 'She's beautiful' just like that. You don't have to get on a treadmill as long as your blood pressure is under control and you eat healthy, God bless.
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
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One of my favorite things about what I do for a living is that there is no certainty that, at any hour of any day, I could get a phone call that could change everything. Good or bad. I never know.
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I went on to Harvard and got very interested in computers and studying the earth's landscape.
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We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
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When I arrived at Barcelona, I was following a dream, but I now realize sometimes it's better to be content with what you have rather than follow a dream which nearly kills you.
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I've always been taught that hard work doesn't fail.
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You can't be around Oprah and not have her influence you, and I don't mean that because she's doling out the free advice. I mean it because she is someone that leads with truth and follows her heart. She's a force.
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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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It takes a lot of dedication to quit smoking, and whether you give up for good on your first try or have to give it a couple of tries - just keep swinging at it and you will succeed.
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The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.
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Employees that feel known and they feel like they know why their job matters and they have a sense of measuring it stay later, do extra work, and are committed to the organization above the requirements that they have.
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There was one very special scene at the end of the film. My character, Zhao Di, has been sick. She wakes up and her mother tells her that the man she loves has come back from the city and had spent the day by her bedside.
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With 'Nip/Tuck,' I had never even done anything before I got on that show. They created that character for me. I was reading for something else.
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I've learned from my French husband and the way they eat, it's all about moderation. And that's really sustainable.
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Innovative cultures transparently document spending, admit mistakes, and ask how they can do better.
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A bossy woman is someone to search out and celebrate. A bossy woman is someone who cares and commits and is a natural leader.
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Sati is life. Whenever we don't have sati, when we are heedless, it's as if we are dead.
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Certainly it's very difficult to keep momentum going through a film which has as many characters as this does, and the piece took on a life of its own to try and shape it. That took all the time we had in editing.
