John Hillcoat Quotes
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When someone has to intervene to defend the liberty of the press, that society is sick.
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Waiting for me in Stockholm will be a personal assistant - Katrina from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs - as well the secretary of the Swedish Academy. They'll help us with our things and take us to our hotel. From the moment I arrive, I'll always be together with the other two laureates.
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Women have simple tastes. They get pleasure out of the conversation of children in arms and men in love.
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MTV in general is involved with so many artists - musicians, actors, people in the fashion industry, and art world.
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I've done the Rolling Stones eating each other.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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In the right context, you can make ugly sounds, different sounds feel right at home.
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China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.
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I started out doing musicals.
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It is possible for a kid from east Texas, raised in south central LA and Carson, who believes in his dreams, commits himself to them with his heart, to touch them and to have them happen.
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I think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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Americans call them hillbillies, rednecks, or white trash. I call them neighbors, friends, and family.
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The kind of thing I'm good at is knowing every politician in the state and remembering where he itches. And I know where to scratch him.
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I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.
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I'm just abnormal. I'm a weird dude.
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Science has killed religion. There's no hope for the future with seven billion of us on the planet, and the only thing you can do is to laugh in the face of it all.
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If you put music into your Vine, and it's really jumpy, just do it over again.
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And of course I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. I'm now part of a phenomenon. You become incredibly cool to your kids, and you get a young fan base. So you became the cool dad at school. You're suddenly hip.
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The most important thing I learned was the value of personal friendships and working cooperatively with your peers - the Academy has a saying, 'cooperate to graduate,' and that remains a very important central core in my thinking today.
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I honestly believe that the next big leap in immersive technology will be very much like Brainstorm.
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I didn't want to do a throwaway, mindless movie with fart jokes just to make 6-year-olds laugh. I want to provide my children with some substance.
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Some talk shows have become so exploitive and tabloid, I wonder if I can believe some of their guests. Where do they find these guests, and why do they deserve air time?
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The last time I played video games was 'Space Invaders.'
