Haruki Murakami Quotes
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I hadn't watched any Hitchcock movies when I made 'Tom at the Farm,' except for 'Vertigo' when I was 8 years old. I don't have a sophisticated film knowledge, but I have seen the legacy of classic movies in broader entertainment.
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Living in New York, for me at least, just keeps it very real and keeps my feet firmly planted on the ground.
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L.A. still ranks as one of my guilty pleasures, along with butter-pecan ice cream and Coldplay albums.
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I'm inhabiting a life I'm not supposed to be in... and at certain times in my life, I have felt a wrongness. And not a moral wrongness but a sense that this isn't what I was born to be doing.
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If I could drink only one wine, it would be Champagne.
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I'm used to being part of 'Game of Thrones' and going into something where you're a small part of something else. You don't want to hold anything up because they've got such a well-oiled machine going.
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My style is an extension of acting and an outcome of some serious lessons I picked up learning when I did theatre in my early days.
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I have to give people time to take a picture, and sign autographs. I have to be generous to people. It is in my heart. Without that, I would not be Manny Pacquiao.
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Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.
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I don't like to talk about myself.
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I think the kind of films and roles I do takes a whole year... I think it is justified. At some point, we have to come to that place where we are equally paid. It is a small step... we are headed to that direction.
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I have to arrange my life very carefully. I need eight hours' sleep to work.
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I don't argue with people... if they say I'm not funny, they're right, for them.
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When a house is being built which is to be made as strong as possible, the building takes place in fine weather and in calm, so that nothing may hinder the structure from acquiring the needed solidity.
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I'm a religious woman. And I feel I have responsibility. I have no modesty at all. I'm even afraid of it - it's a learned affectation and it's just stuck on me like decals. Now I pray for humility because that comes from inside out.
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I like the idea of being warm and secure. That's what home should be. That you have a sense of warmth, security, love, and you love the things around you and surround yourself with beauty.
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I needed a few more runs to get a world record myself - unfortunately these things happen.
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After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent.
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You don't have contempt for a horse that's troubled. Everybody has baggage, everybody has things that they've had to deal with in their life, and it can be something positive depending on how you use it.
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With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60.
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You can never go wrong betting on Americans' bad eating habits. So I've made a ton investing in all fast food chains, while at the same time investing in Dockers, spandex, Spanx, and sweatpants. Basically, anything with an elastic waistband is a goldmine.
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Amazon has well passed any expectations of its ability to change distribution and marketing.
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A man and his dog is a sacred relationship. What nature hath put together let no woman put asunder.
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Some things are forgotten, some things disappear, some things die.
