Nicolas Cage (Nicolas Kim Coppola) Quotes
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I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents.
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Who knows what would have become of me, if my parents had not had their influence on me.
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I need to be doing different things all the time; it's just part of who I am.
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I'm very strange, I'm not going to lie.
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One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go - the whole family.
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How much does it really matter whether your child will soon be enjoying a first year at Harvard or Yale or will instead end up at her third or fourth or fifth choice? Probably much less than you think.
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Our intent of how we're going to play doesn't change.
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Writing a novel is one of those modern rites of passage, I think, that lead us from an innocent world of contentment, drunkenness, and good humor, to a state of chronic edginess and the perpetual scanning of bank statements.
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We do have pictures on the wall, in our office in Belfast where we spend half our time. All the head shots are on the wall. So yeah, we just throw darts at the ones we don't want anymore.
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In a novel, it's hard to keep track of everybody.
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I can't stand on a podium and beat my chest saying I'm the best. I just think I've been the luckiest of all. Yes, I'm talented. The movies that I've chosen and the way they've fared have also helped. I've always done films I would love to watch. I have stayed away from films which I thought were depressing.
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We all know what it's like to go through growing pains and have awkward moments talking to someone you have a crush on.
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I don't believe in God.
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Criticism always seemed to me a lot like police work. You look for clues, fingerprints, motives. You need to construct an airtight case.
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I just write and do what I think is funny. Sometimes, you do have it in your head about certain bits. There are certain jokes where I know if I did them in certain situations, it would irk people. There are times where I look at the news and see a story going on, and I'm like, 'Wow, if I tweeted this, I would get press if I wanted to.'
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One cabbie chastened me by saying that the fashion industry was doing harm to young people, who are trying to live up to an unrealistic ideal. It prompted me to make body image and diversity key issues on 'The Business of Fashion.'
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People say that globalisation has negative aspects, but I don't believe globalisation is bad. It's criticised from a western perspective, but if you put yourself in the shoes of people in the developing world, it provides an unprecedented opportunity.
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Always wear sunscreen and wash your makeup off at night.
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As far as cutting jobs, you could cut whole agencies out of the federal government and not miss them.
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Those who suffer from an exaggerated sense of their own ability and accomplishment are continually subject to frustration, disappointment, and rage when reality intrudes and the world doesn't validate their idealized view of themselves.
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America allows us to be able to dream, then gives us the ability to achieve those dreams.
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Everybody has their own story - it's who you are. If I wasn't five-foot, I wouldn't be who I am!
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Every great story seems to begin with a snake.
