Jon Brion Quotes
Some people are more fluid than others at just being themselves and recognizing what's good about themselves.
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Watching a whole cluster of friends, and my own mother, die over quite a short space of time convinced me that purely materialist 'explanations' for our mysterious human existence simply won't do - on an intellectual level.
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The only time I really eat out is when I'm on the road. Then, I make the same choices that I would make at home - salmon and lots of oily fish and veggies.
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What makes me happy is having a really nice day out with my mum, or getting better at something I've been working hard at.
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I believe that we are at a very low level of consciousness, and we do not know how to treat each other as human beings. We are caught up in our own lives, our own needs, our own ego gratification. I feel a strong sense of responsibility in delivering that message.
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Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
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I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.
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Ireland was, of old, called the Isle of Saints because of the great number of holy ones of both sexes who flourished there in former ages or who, coming thence, propagated the faith amongst other nations.
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We always had money problems. Sometimes I would lie awake at night wondering how to pay the rent.
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I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight.
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My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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When you get to the point where you're established enough that people link you with something, especially being an action hero babe, it's awesome. Because then you can fight the battles and have the crossbows and wrestle with swords and ride the horses because you're already believable; people see you in that genre.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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You're always going to have people that are naysayers, that don't believe in your talent, that don't believe that you have any kind of longevity.
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I was shocked when 'The Hobbit' ended where it ended. I wasn't paying attention to what they were doing; I didn't know they had another movie, and I couldn't believe it was when the dragon came out.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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Even though I hadn't read a word of it, I grew up hating 'Moby-Dick.'
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There's always a version of me who is the narrator. And I make myself look better than other people.
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Many of you are well enough off that… the tax cuts may have helped you… We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.
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There is no greater burden than choosing who to save.
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It's very important for females to feel empowered. It took me a long time to find that inside me.
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Without a story, people aren't going to connect to what you're telling, what you have a pain point about. It's so important for them to know why you've created the company, without that connection to the broader vision that you have - why are you going to do it? What are you going to accomplish?
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This generation of filmmakers is very good. They're seasoned, for some reason.
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Some people are more fluid than others at just being themselves and recognizing what's good about themselves.
