Sofia Coppola Quotes
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Definitely for me, my personality, having children was a definite sea change. I found it very, very hard to balance show business and being a dad. The narcissism of show business and the complete, total focus of it was very difficult.
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I did about a 100 concerts this year. All over the United States. We're cutting back next year to about 40. We generate money for an organization called Mercy Corps.
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The people I admire unreservedly are my parents. They are the real pioneers of Africa in many ways. They were born and raised in rural Africa during the colonial period. They are the ones who came to the U.S. long before I did.
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It is a great delusion in those whose understanding has been darkened by self-love, to think that there is any obedience in the subject who tries to draw the superior to what he wishes.
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I feel like unforgiveness, bitterness and resentment, it blocks the flows of God's blessings in life.
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I like to keep fit, but I never lift very heavy weights.
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I've never, ever done a piece of work - and can't imagine doing a piece of work - when I've thought, 'I was pretty perfect in that.'
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I'm vain enough to think that I've made a successful life. I've had everything I've ever wanted. You can't beat that.
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When I was living in New York, there was a lot of screaming in my life. I would just get into these altercations all the time. Being in public, dealing with shopkeepers, just trying to cross the street - things like that.
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I'm a very obsessive type. If I do get into it, I'll soon be there 12 hours a day. I just don't want to do that.
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Our society is not perfect and this will come as no surprise to many of you.
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Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach.
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Some of life's best lessons are learned at the worst times.
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The highest powers in our nature are our sense of moral excellence, the principple of reason and reflection, benevolence to our creatures and our love of the Divine Being.
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Coming in, I wanted to be a great player, and right now at the beginning of my career, I'm showing some slight sunshine that I can be the player I want.
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If you express yourself too much. you're overacting; if you underplay it too much, it can come across as wooden.
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I had supported Governor George W. Bush over Senator John McCain in the 2000 Rhode Island presidential primary.
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I know it's dangerous to take on bloggers. They can go after you every day, all day long, and anonymous people can chime in, too.
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I design my start-up ventures around my own personal beliefs and values.
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These days the biggest issue is how many calories you consume. So all of this stuff distracts people from thinking about calories.
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The more you know, the more you know you don't know.
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A lot of directors straight out of film school are very technically minded, but they don't have an understanding of actors or how to talk to them.
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I never had any master plan about directing, and I don't really write.
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I got exposed to so many different cultures and people.
