Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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I'm always writing lyrics. I have so many lyrics on so many stray pieces of paper. Everywhere.
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When you're doing a car chase movie, you're sitting in car waiting for places or grips or stuff for quite a while.
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My family is a praying family, a Christian family.
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I've only gotten directly offered two or three movies, ever. I don't have the luxury of being able to say no a lot, and I don't really have the luxury of just getting to pick and choose certain things. If I did, I probably would choose even more different roles than I've played.
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We begin to change the world when we stimulate long-term prosperity using technology. There is not a problem that's large enough that innovation and entrepreneurship can't solve.
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Who am I? Not the body, because it is decaying; not the mind, because the brain will decay with the body; not the personality, nor the emotions, for these also will vanish with death.
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Being queen is overrated.
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I am not interested in slice of life, what I want is a slice of the imagination.
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I was the first businessman to say, 'You should give tax benefit to only small companies. You should say your profits are exempt to a limit of Rs. 50 crore or so, but beyond that, you should pay taxes.' I have been arguing with successive finance ministers on this.
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My grandfather would live to see his children become doctors and ministers, accounts and professors.
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I've never had a job. I've never needed to.
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I don't shoot movies quickly because I get a lot of coverage and a lot of angles, so we have all the pieces in the editing. I do a lot of takes, but it's because I'm looking for something.
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I think people who have good parents come into the world with a strength, yes, and an advantage.
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When other boys dreamt of going to the moon or becoming doctors, I wanted to be a designer.
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But I'm after medals more than anything. Championships don't get taken away from you but records do, so I think I'd rather have medals at every championships rather than times. A world record would be a bonus, but I'm still only 25 in 17 days.
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I love a good comedy, but the slapstick sitcom belly-laugh sort of comedy - the multicam thing - is not really where my interests lie. I'm very interested in single-cam, in intimate portraits. I like it when comedies have a little bit of realism and a little bit of darkness to them. It makes them more palatable and more relatable and grounded.
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Free-diving is all about being lean, being super-flexible, and having a good breath hold.
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I am a Gemini and can adapt to most atmospheres. You get two for the price of one when you are a Gemini.
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In any solid, good relationship, it takes a while to trust someone.
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In my pictures, you never know, that’s the mystery. It’s just a suggestion and you leave it to the audience to put what they want on it. It’s fashion in disguise.
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People will say, 'Just one picture please.' That is how it starts. There is just one picture and then somebody else wants another. And when I say 'No' I feel guilty.
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The Coach does not play in the game, but the Coach helps the players identify areas to improve their game.
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I love Mardi Gras. I'm a street rat.
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In order to grow your audience, you must betray their expectations.
