Sandra Bullock Quotes
If a film is not a success, then that's just the way things are. Nothing I can do can make a difference. I have stopped worrying about it.
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A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.
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I was with the Jessie Bonstelle Stock Company in Detroit and Buffalo for three seasons - 10 performances and a new play every week. She was an amazing woman who did a great deal for me.
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There were centuries when civilization had no theater.
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No one inspired me to write, but writer Harlan Ellison terrified me into getting published.
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Whatever the right hand findeth to do, the left hand carries a watch on its wrist to show how long it takes to do it.
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There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else has a right to blame us.
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I'm always keeping an eye out for a period piece. I was trained in theatre, so most of the things we did were classical - Shakespeare, Moliere, and Chekhov.
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I just picked up golf, it was good, give me a chance to play golf.
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If I did everything, I probably wouldn't be here talking to you. There aren't too many people who can actually double me, so I do most of my stunts though.
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The best migrant is the migrant who does not come.
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When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of.
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I was definitely the kid in the back of the class with his head down the whole time not wanting to speak up and say anything.
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I drifted into acting. My grandfather had a house in Buffalo in which there was a stage, and his friends met every two weeks or so to put on plays. So it was natural for me to put on plays, too, when I went to boarding school. I put on everything in the drama - I was indiscriminate. I put on Yeats and Shaw and Lady Gregory.
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But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.
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You can live a wonderful life, you can love God with all your heart, and you can love your husband or wife very passionately and have a balance in your life. I live by balance.
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I just like the insides of things and finding ways into microscopic worlds. There's also an element of control, taking things apart and putting them back together. It's a very tedious task. You can be alone and create a world for yourself.
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In America, it is traditional to destroy the black body - it is heritage.
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By means of microscopic observation and astronomical projection the lotus flower can become the foundation for an entire theory of the universe and an agent whereby we may perceive Truth.
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My reaction to 3D is subtly. Things don't come out at you, but rather you - The audience come into the film.
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There's going to be no more digital enhancements or digital additions to anything based on any film I direct. I'm not going to do any corrections digitally to even wires that show... If 1941 comes on Blu-ray I'm not going to go back and take the wires out because the Blu-ray will bring the wires out that are guiding the airplane down Hollywood Blvd. At this point right now I think letting movies exist in the era, with all the flaws and all of the flourishes, is a wonderful way to mark time and mark history.
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His claim to his home is deep, but there are too many ghosts. He must absorb without being absorbed.
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Why do they call them daytime dramas, anyway? Shouldn't they be bedtime dramas? All anyone ever talks about is getting someone into bed! Plus if you're at home watching, you're probably watching in bed. And if you're like me, after an hour or two of watching all those sexy goings-on you forget the silly story entirely and fall asleep. Just like it's bedtime!
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If a film is not a success, then that's just the way things are. Nothing I can do can make a difference. I have stopped worrying about it.
