Roland Joffe Quotes
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People assume a lot of things about gymnasts - that the girls work too hard, it's way too much for them, they are too young to work so hard.
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People are told their rights when they're arrested. Consumers getting collection letters are entitled to the same courtesy.
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If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.
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The thing about being an actor is that you're acting. It's not that big of a deal of to play someone different from yourself.
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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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If I don't create, I don't exist.
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What works for a man, still does not work for a woman - both in terms of how they see themselves and how we see them.
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I was only 23 and just out of college when I filmed 'Casualty' and so nervous, but it was brilliant fun. I was really lucky, and it really helped my career.
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Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable.
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It's nice to get to know people who are the same age as you that do the same things because it's like a different level of understanding.
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I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.
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Everybody is struggling for the good things of the world, and all the arguments to prove that they are not desirable are worse than wasted.
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I'd like to win an Oscar.
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I like to be who I am.
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Do not wave stick when trying to catch dog.
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Without community events like NewFest, I don't think we'd have a queer cinema in America.
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Radio is more powerful the closer we mimic the way we actually speak to each other. That's why Howard Stern is such a great radio talent. People on his show are actually speaking to each other. You might not like what they're saying, but they're real conversations.
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Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
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I'm so stupid because I refuse to think that I'm getting older. I get up in the morning, and it's like, 'La, la, la, I'm so pretty.' I still mingle with a lot with young people. I even go to college campuses to talk to them because I know how they think. They don't think I'm boring, either. They think I'm cool, but I want them to think I'm hot!
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It seems an obvious thing to say, but you should not imagine that we Pakistanis are all potential terrorists, just as we should not imagine that you Americans are all undercover assassins.
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You look out into the audience and you see so much joy on people's faces. You make eye contact with people who are almost crying because they can't believe they're seeing the Rumours five back again, they can't believe their eyes. It's almost like a family reunion on stage, there's no angst, there's no animosity, there's just tremendous amount of friendship.
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As long as I can make that audience one thing, one unit, then I'm okay with it. But, sometimes, the bigger the audience, the weirder it gets.
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I've never wanted to do something where I'd berate the audience.
