Jose Padilha Quotes
If you publish a scientific paper it is very hard to start a nationwide debate about something. If you do this in a movie, you can start a debate. We like to create a bridge between those two worlds - film and science.
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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I'm a big fan of Katy Perry.
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People are stunned to hear that one company has data files on 185 million Americans.
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Once I actually get in the studio and I start working, I'm fine, but it's just getting there and these hours of torment with myself and self doubt, thinking 'I'm useless' and 'Who am I, conning myself into thinking I can do it again.'
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If you do well as an actor, a good director will pick up on it, and keep it in the film.
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On many different singles, I was able to marry my music with rappers who understood the natural bond between us.
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It is not whether you really cry. It's whether the audience thinks you are crying.
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When in Rome, do as you done in Milledgeville.
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As a legal matter, my mother is an American citizen by birth.
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I just want to be myself and be real and be funny.
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I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed.
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I'm almost completely without family and it's a very odd feeling in life. I have no children.
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People think they have to give up things to make a difference to the world, but you don't have to.
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I fell in love with acting. I thought, 'This is what I want to do.'
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Being a musician, it's my job to be real and be true to whoever I am. Hopefully that will inspire other people. I hope it inspires people to be themselves and be comfortable in your own skin.
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I try to play my game and that's being emotional because I'm that kind of guy.
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Palestine is the issue, and until this issue is resolved, there can be no peace.
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In Mexico, theater is very underground, so if you're a theater actor it's very difficult to make a living. But it's also a very beautiful pathway to knowledge and to an open education.
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Don't get me wrong, I'm very good, I'm a loyal person and I would never treat anyone badly - what goes around comes around. But I do go for the bad boy. I haven't outgrown that.
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I'm always very proud when people ask me about being a Canadian.
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Earlier, my priority was only work. I worked like a dog before I got married. After marriage, once you have a baby, time management is difficult. Your responsibilities change, your priorities change. And you have to concentrate on them if you have to work out your life. Your career is just a part of your life. For me, my family is my life.
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I think Compton is a really attractive place for young families.
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I get a lot of single mum roles - 'It's a Free World' turned out well, so people thought, 'She can be a single mum, Kierston can do that. Or live in a council house - she can do that.'
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If you publish a scientific paper it is very hard to start a nationwide debate about something. If you do this in a movie, you can start a debate. We like to create a bridge between those two worlds - film and science.
