Peter Greenaway Quotes
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I want my shows to be eerie and mysterious.
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We must become acquainted with our emotional household: we must see our feelings as they actually are, not as we assume they are. This breaks their hypnotic and damaging hold on us.
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I would rather be on the set than doing anything.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
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Usually I trundle about in trainers and baggy jeans, looking about as attractive as a potato.
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You can imagine me as a kid growing up in redneck Texas with ballet shoes, tucking the violin under my arm. I had to fight my way up.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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I think with 'Skinwalkers,' the success of it spoke for itself. Meaning a lot of people wanted to see something new on television.
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A movie is about human beings, about humanity.
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I tell you, in this world, being a little crazy helps to keep you sane.
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I remember being a teenager and seeing Seymour Cassel across a crowded room and being incredibly star struck, and not having the courage to say, 'Hello.'
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I've always thought that design can have equal importance to the idea of internal architecture. Professionally, things can be very dogmatic - you do the architecture, someone else does the interiors, someone else does the furniture, the fabric, etc. But I think design is all-encompassing.
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Beware of the naked man who offers you his shirt.
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I do take this insane pleasure in world-building. I get the world in my head, but I have to make sure everyone else gets it.
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My dad said, 'Cam, you can make this situation a dream or you can make this situation a nightmare.' That struck a fire under me. That was my drive.
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Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had.
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I always thought golf was a game reserved for the rich and the elite... But it's a misconception. It's a highly technical game, and it's a game that you can play and master alone. You require sharp skills for it, and you can play the game alone.
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I am not a puppet. I was not made by the West to go to the West or to any other country.
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I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.
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I remember my mother had this deck of cards that her mother had given her and that she passed on to me. It was a gypsy tarot deck that I used to carry everywhere.
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Most Fortune 500 companies began as small start-ups whose entrepreneurial founders slowly developed the infrastructure, hired the staff, sourced manufacturers or built their own factory, and created distribution, sales, and marketing plans.
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I'm very lucky, I do have an amazing husband.
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Dots ...: Small marks variously made to indicate infinity, hesitation, duplication, or lack of imagination.
