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 like having a tailor everywhere because I am everywhere.
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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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A substance that makes you ill if you don't eat it.
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Without love for my fellow man and respect for nature, to me, life is an obscenity.
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Men will shop, but they only shop when they need something. Women shop with passion and because it's enjoyable, and for some, it's even entertainment. All you have to do is step into a mall and see how many stores are geared towards men and how many are geared towards women, and you'll get the picture.
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I got my dog back, in African-American language, your dog means your passion, your fire.
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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.
