Jose Padilha Quotes
Measurements, observations, descriptions can only be considered scientific when they are independently confirmed by other people.
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I'm ready to stretch my legs. I'm ready to jump in the ring.
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All institutions have lapses, even great ones, especially by individual rogue employees - famously in recent years at 'The Washington Post,' 'The New York Times,' and the three original TV networks.
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When companies get big, they slow down. They're not as exciting. If you want to get something done, it takes a lot of time and a lot of meetings.
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If Turkey wants to join Europe, it will have to become a European country, and that might take a long time.
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Linda Hunt is so good and so sweet. She is a Tony Award nominee and won an Oscar. Pearls just come out of her mouth.
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Some people are used to having things done for them by her parents, I am not. I can do it myself.
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That's what I like to do, I like to make songs.
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There's this perception sometimes around here that I'm this Hollywood guy.
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In my opinion, the vast majority of scripts written - as well as most movies that are released - are not very original, well-written, or interesting. It has always been that way, and I think it always will be.
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I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone.
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Happiness is nothing but temporary moments here and there - and I love those. But I would be bored out of my mind if I were happy all the time.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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If there was a way to discourage trash constitutionally, I would sure as heck take a hard look at it. I don't think there is. So I don't think there's a choice here.
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You want to be smart. You don't want to put yourself in a position where you can't be there for the team when it comes down to the end.
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I've got great people who handle my schedule, and everything does revolve around the children. If there's a parents' night or an Easter bonnet parade or a Nativity play, whatever it might be, then I plan everything around that.
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Typically, a book takes me about a year to write.
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Chief executives, who themselves own few shares of their companies, have no more feeling for the average stockholder than they do for baboons in Africa.
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I never have used computers or calculators. I've always been able to figure out in my head, far before my opposition has, in negotiating for acquisitions, where we need to be and where the numbers are and how we could get the best sight of the bargain, without having to resort to accountants or assistants or financial experts.
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Don't ever let economic alone determine your career or how you spend the majority of your time.
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Writing, more than any other art, is indexed to the worthiness of the self because it is identified in people's minds with emotion.
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'The Fast' is tough; it's not easy. It represents too much to too many people. But that's what also makes it fun.
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We know that Medicare's going broke in seven years, but we need to start over. That's what the American people want us to do.
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Measurements, observations, descriptions can only be considered scientific when they are independently confirmed by other people.
