John Curran Quotes
The spirit around leaving New York, for me, was that I just felt I needed to do something really outside of my comfort zone. And I really couldn't tell you at the time why I needed to do it. It wasn't like I was running from something dark; it was a desire to shake things up.
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Every country when they have Olympics, a lot of people come out opposed.
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To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
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Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do.
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I just fell into the job as a fashion editor at a teen magazine. I was there for two years, and I left there as a senior fashion editor at the age of 25.
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It's a different era. Our job now is to show leadership and vision and to help the next generation of artists.
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I want to top expectations. I want to blow you away.
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A long-lasting and sustained recovery will never be achieved through massive government spending programs.
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I read 'The Shining' before I ever saw the movie, when I was maybe 12.
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No matter where I am in the world, I will always be back home for Christmas.
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If I have to produce movies, direct movies, whatever to change the way Hollywood treats older women, I'll do it. If I have to bend the rules, I will. If I have to break them, I will.
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Take seriously the traditions, the Christian roots, and all the values that are the basis of the civilisation of Europe.
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If you put too much pressure on the Palestinian Authority, it will collapse - it will disappear - and Israel will have to formally re-occupy the West Bank and assume responsibility for the Palestinians there. The United States doesn't want that. Israel doesn't really want that.
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The country is not a democratic state. Therefore we fear that they might carry a recorder in their pocket or there may be bugs in the walls, and you cannot be absolutely sure that you get a straight testimony.
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Anyone that makes me a quarter of a billion dollars, I like.
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I love acting but I also love writing, especially comedy.
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Whether labeled as such or not, I think every book I've ever written has been, more or less, a romantic suspense. I have always put tremendous effort into making each book a page turner: The harder it is for the reader to put it down, the better I've done my job.
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I don't consider myself as a glamour diva. If you get to know me, you will see that I am so dorky and weird.
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I sometimes think God is a s-t - and he wouldn't be worth it otherwise. He's much more interesting when he's a s-t.
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I really liked the design of Batman. I liked the concept. There's a lot more you can do with Batman than most other superheroes.
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I don't think my body's gonna go to hell if I train for performance. It might change a little and adapt, but I like being strong.
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I trained myself to not get my hopes up, because there were so many times in the room where you'd be like, 'This feels amazing, this is a hit!' And it never saw the light of day.
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The spirit around leaving New York, for me, was that I just felt I needed to do something really outside of my comfort zone. And I really couldn't tell you at the time why I needed to do it. It wasn't like I was running from something dark; it was a desire to shake things up.
