Van Deren Coke Quotes
Artists are interested in pictures as sources of ideas for their work. Where the pictures come from and how they are made is of little concern to them.
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At the beginning of all experimental work stands the choice of the appropriate technique of investigation.
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My mother has been a wonderful model for the professional woman - a loving mother dedicated to both her family and her work. She inspired me, made me proud, and developed in me an enormous respect for women in general.
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When I went to drama school, I knew I was at least as talented as other students, but because I was a black man and I wasn't pretty, I knew I would have to work my butt off to be the best that I would be, and to be noticed.
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Hard work is not why I have been successful as a model.
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People have got to get together and work together. I'm tired of the kind of oppression that white people have inflicted on us and are still trying to inflict.
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I want to work with producers who are unique and have a different sound.
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For fiction, I'm not particularly nationalistic. I'm not like the Hugo Chavez of Latin American letters, you know? I want people to read good work.
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How are the cabs in your city? In Manhattan, where I work, they are rather awful.
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What's better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I think they complement each other.
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Things change and work changes. Right now I like the idea of enveloping a space and getting messages across that connect to the world in ways that seem familiar but are different.
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I want to know that I gave my 100 percent, and even if it doesn't work, you know that you gave everything, and you don't have to look at it and say... I could have gave more - that would break my heart.
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When in doubt, you bring in relatives. Nepotism is a part of my work.
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The Marine Corps is some of the best acting training you could have. Having that responsibility for people's lives, suddenly time becomes a really valuable commodity and you want to make the most of it. And for acting, you just have to do the work, just keep doing it.
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I wanted to work with Bryan Singer because I like his films.
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I work with the Humane Society a lot and have three rescue cats.
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I simply seem to drift. But I sort of allow the drift, because it has a kind of check – it forces me to work harder at what I'm interested in.
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Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work.
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I always say, one way to connect with a working mother is to ask her what she has done before work that day!
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I used to be really cute. I could send you earlier photos where I'm stunning. But I've gained about twenty pounds over the past two years, and the more weight I've put on, the more success I've had. If you drew a diagram of weight gain and me getting more work, a mathematician would draw some conclusions from that.
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Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough - whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us.
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When I was on my way to the podium a gentleman stopped me and said I was as good a politician as I was an actor. What a cheap shot.
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I am a sprinter, and I love to go fast. It's very difficult for me to be patient and follow a race strategy or conserve energy.
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Lighting practically whenever I can when shooting period really helps with authenticity.
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Artists are interested in pictures as sources of ideas for their work. Where the pictures come from and how they are made is of little concern to them.
