Simon Kinberg (Simon David Kinberg) Quotes
Usually, you just have a hero and a villain - in any movie, not just a superhero movie.
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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 like to look at 'A Place in the Sun' every now and get inspired by it.
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Death is not extinction. Neither the soul nor the body is extinguished or put out of existence.
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I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.
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In 1960, John F. Kennedy rode a superior televised debate performance to victory over Richard Nixon.
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My whole life, I've always had to be surrounded by creative things. I find it relaxing to be in touch with creations by other people.
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There are some good songs, but not the kind of song-writing that I remember, that I like. Springsteen still does it. Paul Simon, and there are also good writers, but that doesn't dominate the charts.
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If the awards buzz is happening, and it's coming from critics and people in the business and all of that, that's only more good news.
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Wanting to be a rock star, I get it. I'm like, 'Oh, my God, dude! The freedom!'
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When I started doing standup when I was 17, I was talking about being Indian and specifically ethnic jokes. Straightforward stuff that was fairly ignorant that I knew would get the laugh. It wasn't flipping stereotypes; it was using them.
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Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
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Any politician who's ever been re-elected knows that friends come and go; enemies accumulate.
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When I first arrived, I likened Congress to being back in school again as a freshman. Well, just like school, we have an 'August recess,' but don't let the name fool you - it's not even close to a vacation.
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Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.
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I don't know if I believe in marriage. I believe in family, love and children.
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I'm someone who's quite anxious and stresses out a lot and gives the impression that I'm laid back.
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Vinod Khosla is best known for shunning convention and taking massive risks on companies he calls 'black swans' -companies with a near-complete chance of failure. But, if they succeed, the world will be forever changed.
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The black situation has changed. They finally realized they're Americans.
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The danger is that if you have a bunch of ideas that you forget to use.
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It was a given at UCSB that if there was a role that called for a person of color, it was going to be handed to me. There were certain times when maybe I didn't try as hard. Going to Yale was a way more diverse experience.
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It's not a choice between our environment and our economy; it's a choice between prosperity and decline.
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It's kind of a subversive act to tell a story of a woman past a certain age, to develop a four-hour movie based on a marriage and a story of two people past middle age.
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Usually, you just have a hero and a villain - in any movie, not just a superhero movie.
