John Lasseter Quotes
'Cars' is a really personal story for me because, first of all, I grew up in Los Angeles - the car crazy capital.
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Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?
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I really miss things like going to football games and pep rallies, and when I come home to Tulsa, I always try to go to those things.
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In Hollywood they're getting younger, but believe me, it's not the food. It's the plastic surgery.
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I've tried coconut water straight up before, and to me, it's a little funky.
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Often you see big companies, big banks who are eager to embrace crushing regulatory burdens because they drive up everyone's costs.
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I do not play golf regularly, but I feel that hitting the moving ball in cricket is tougher than hitting a stationary ball as in golf, which requires more concentration and steady hands.
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I'm honestly not the kind of person who wants to step up to a podium, test the microphone and be like, 'Hey, I'm homosexual and this is who I am, hear me roar.' That's not who I am.
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The 'chinked out' style is a school of hip hop - that's the way I like to think of it - that incorporates Chinese elements and sounds.
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A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past.
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One day, I'll be listening to a bunch of Ray Charles, the next day it's nothing but Red Hot Chili Peppers. The next day it might be Tupac all day.
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I was in Nashville quite a bit when I shot 'Nashville,' and I was in Los Angeles when I shot in 'Supergirl'.
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Oh God, I don't know if I ever really felt beautiful. I don't, really.
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You know, rap is sort of like a form of talking, right? So it's like you can hear, you know, the slaves doing it. You can hear, like, you know, Africans and Jamaicans doing it just kind of as, like, a rhythmic, poetic conversation, you know, to a rhythm.
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A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.
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I have tons of art books. I have them all over the place. They are in my car, in my bag, and in my studio. There are books around me all the time.
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In 1973, America imported 30 percent of its crude oil needs. Today, that number has doubled to more than 60 percent. Gas prices are as high as they are now in part because we've had no comprehensive national energy policy for the past few decades.
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I don't have goals in life.
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A fair trial is one in which the rules of evidence are honored, the accused has competent counsel, and the judge enforces the proper courtroom procedures - a trial in which every assumption can be challenged.
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The modern era has brought up immense conveniences but at what price. The human heart is desperate for something more than a quicker serving of popcorn.
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I wake up around nine, drink a cup of coffee, answer some emails, and ease myself into the day.
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Britney's a really cool girl, We were really close back when we were on the Mickey Mouse Club, and even watching her in interviews I find myself missing her lately. I'm really proud of her, how far she's come and what she's been able to accomplish. And to keep it together: It's so crazy out on the road. I gotta give her credit for not just going berserk and letting everybody get to her. I just passed on my number to her through somebody. It's good to have friends in the business who know what you're going through.
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I've worked really hard to get to where I am. Slow and steady wins the race, and I believe in paying your dues.
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I think it's interesting that 'cologne' rhymes with 'alone.'
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'Cars' is a really personal story for me because, first of all, I grew up in Los Angeles - the car crazy capital.
