Stephen Frears (Stephen Arthur Frears) Quotes
The only way you can learn about making films is by making them, by putting your stamp on the thing.
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Music seems hard-wired into our very being. It moves us, stirs us to action, sets us in motion, sticks in our memories and minds.
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I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected.
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If I'm confirmed, I'll be myself.
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I'm a cynic about corporate democracy and boards.
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It's the irrational things that interest me.
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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
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I got a manager, and I thought, since I was going out on auditions, I should do this for a living. Then there was this moment on set when I realized I was having a lot of fun, and I really wanted to do this forever.
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My favorite toy as a kid was Legos. I loved building things, and that's what we're doing with SumZero.
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Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make when in the presence of religious dogma.
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The next time you feel unworthy, inadequate or inferior, remember that these experiences have nothing to do with humbleness, any more than lowering yourself to connect with another individual has to do with humbleness. There are no lower or higher individuals in the perception of a humble person. There are only souls. There is only love.
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If people don't have a job, they're not too interested in how you intend for them to have a job. They want to see results.
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The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness.
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I think people inspire me the most. If I meet a person who is incredibly complex, and all of a sudden, I start thinking in rhymes, that person could be a muse.
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I can't play a character that I am judging.
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In many of the things that people do, they themselves are the centre of attention, but they inscribe some other name on their banner.
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I would say I've always lived creativity, but now I - I do it with an intention that's got a completely different power.
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Mother Nature made me the way I am, and I should be happy.
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'Matterhorn' is my metaphor of the Vietnam War - we built it, we abandoned it, we assaulted it, we lost, and then we abandoned it again.
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I do spend a lot of weekends on the road. I have to pace myself. It can be pretty busy, but I'm not out in the Afghan desert with 70 pounds on my back, away from my family for a year at a time. I keep a good perspective on it.
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Knowledge of the soul is the only universal truth and the only wisdom - all other knowledge is transient.
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We compel the electron to assume a definite position. We ourselves produce the results of the measurement.
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It's a big hindrance. If we were playing in the Maui Classic, we'd be in seriously bad shape. But we're not. We're starting at home. We think we can withstand these injuries.
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The only way you can learn about making films is by making them, by putting your stamp on the thing.
