Shane Carruth Quotes
I came to filmmaking because it's my passion. I decided I can't have it distorted or marred by someone else deciding what it should be.

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The main thing is that it's nice to see these young people - 9 to 14 years old - take the opportunity to get more involved in their health and fitness. We need more kids to be more active.
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I give all the glory to God. It's kind of a win-win situation. The glory goes up to Him and the blessings fall down on me.
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Everyone will be happier if fewer women are tied to abusive men, drop out of school, and live impoverished lives because of a random pregnancy.
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Practically, I am interested in television because it keeps me home and it's fast, and I exist in independent films mostly, and you don't get paid for those, or you don't get paid enough.
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Movies are a complicated collision of literature, theatre, music and all the visual arts.
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You learn who you really are in a fight - what you're really made of. You have to face yourself and rise above your own fears and failings.
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Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.
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I do not want to be bored listening to music that is muffled and known only to the poet himself.
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I have got no problem with used games. I've bought plenty of used games.
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Yes, the state must intervene to prevent the exploitation of poor Indian women who are enticed or coerced into surrogacy, as well as to protect the rights of surrogate children. However, it should also be empathetic to individuals with alternative lifestyles who are well within their legal and human rights to demand access to surrogacy services.
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I did make a choice when I got away from baseball to be there to get my kids off to college.
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To me, no matter who you're casting for what role, if something's authentic, usually you can mine something good there.
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Throughout my career as a lawyer, teacher and labor leader, books have remained my constant companion - stuffed into a briefcase, overflowing on my bedside table, stacked on my desk at work. Books have carried me to distant worlds, opened new doors and made me feel empathy, compassion, anger, fear, joy, acceptance - and everything in between.
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I'm from a family of teachers. My father would drown me in the bathtub if my daughter didn't graduate from college. I don't care who she is or what she does. Just get the diploma.
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I love cakes. Chocolate and coconut cakes. I love that combination!
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I'm the most boring person to talk to.
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I support same-sex marriage.
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I want my channel to be a place people go even if they don't care about Lilly. I don't want them to have to know about Lilly or care about me as a person to enjoy my content.
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No, my work does not reflect my sexual preferences, it reflects the fact that I feel total freedom as an artist.
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I went to UC Davis because I wanted to be a vet. It's a great profession if it's right for you, but it's memorizing the bones and the muscles, and I am terrible at stuff like that. Also, there's a lot of blood and gore involved.
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Music is my biggest passion aside from anything else.
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If the American public is so into morality in movies, why don't they throw more of their disposable income at religious-themed entertainment? For every 'Passion of the Christ,' there's a 'Fireproof' that comes and goes with no notice.
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I came to filmmaking because it's my passion. I decided I can't have it distorted or marred by someone else deciding what it should be.