Helio Castroneves (Hélio Castro-Neves) Quotes
To be honest, Brazilian people are fun people, and the country is amazing. It's full of beautiful people. I love the beaches.
Quotes to Explore
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The video game culture was an important thing to keep alive in the film because we're in a new era right now. The idea that kids can play video games like Grand Theft Auto or any video game is amazing. The video games are one step before a whole other virtual universe.
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I love life and nothing intimidates me anymore.
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Playing baseball is fun. If I could play, I'd never retire. But managing is work. It's constant decisions of whose feelings you want to hurt all the time.
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I love writing two narratives! I think concurrent storylines are my favorite way to write a book.
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I've written extensively on Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth and seen up close how those women, who were born when the country hoped for a male heir, made their way as leaders.
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You can grow without destroying the things that you love.
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I love to work in all sorts of different situations.
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I used to think that the Civil War was our country's greatest tragedy, but I do remember that there were some redeeming features in the Civil War in that there was some spirit of sacrifice and heroism displayed on both sides. I see no redeeming features in Watergate.
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I did 'Fences' off-broadway at the Beacon Theater, so it's amazing that Denzel Washington and Viola Davis brought it to Broadway.
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There's nothing wrong with showing sexuality. If you have that inside, it's just an expression of who you are. If you want to share that with people, that's amazing. I love that.
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I'm always amazed at anyone's interest in what I have to say.
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Only in America can someone start with nothing and achieve the American Dream. That's the greatness of this country.
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Music is my first love.
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I don't love to fight; I don't want to fight.
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When one has love for God, one doesn't feel any physical attraction to wife, children, relatives and friends. One retains only compassion for them.
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The one thing women love more than money is power.
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A political country is like an American forest; you have only to cut down the old trees, and immediately new trees come up to replace them.
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I dream of starting a three-man country trio called the Chixie Dicks.
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‘Oh Brancepeth,’ said the girl, her voice trembling, ‘why haven’t you any money? If only you had the merest pittance - enough for a flat in Mayfair and a little weekend place in the country somewhere and a couple of good cars and a villa in the South of France and a bit of trout fishing on some decent river, I would risk all for love.’
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I am essentially a child at heart, and that's something that's never lost on me. It starts with the liberation of the writer's imagination. When you have that kind of really inspired material in your hands, if you can't enjoy it... there are some curmudgeonly people I guess who don't care for this stuff, but it's such a gas. It's so much fun.
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I've worked on over twenty TV staffs, and nine out of ten male colleagues are wonderful, inclusive, and professional. Still, there's usually one guy - the Tenth Man - who turns a fun job into a dental appointment.
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We began talking about the characters and he opened up about his vision. He's extremely thoughtful and sees grand issues both social and political in an interesting way. Quite honestly, I wasn't certain how some of his ideas were applicable to the screenplay, but he was heartfelt and adamant about them. And I remember completely going with it.
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If I can help create an environment where the principles that I believe in can be implemented - to me, that's fulfilling.
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To be honest, Brazilian people are fun people, and the country is amazing. It's full of beautiful people. I love the beaches.
