Taika Waititi Quotes
Sundance felt like a natural fit. I love coming here, and I do think that this festival suits my films rather than most of the festivals I've been to. I'm not going to Cannes, you know.
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Thanks to 'A Prophet,' I'm known in a lot of countries.
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Beginning with the No Child Left Behind law and continuing today with Race to the Top, the federal emphasis on standardized assessments has become so excessive that it has modified state and district behavior in troubling ways.
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The Islamic method of waging war is not to kill innocent civilians, but it was Christians in World War II who bombed innocent civilians in Dresden and dropped the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, neither of which were military targets.
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I believe how you measure a good movie is how many times you can see it. With comedies, I like to be a producer, because comedies can get corny and go off track real fast. I'm always the 'less is more' guy when it comes to a scene. So I'ma be the one who will keep it grounded.
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There is nothing, really, that I wouldn't write about, and I do write about a lot of grim things.
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You shouldn't be ashamed of your pain. You have the right to have your pain treated.
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It's awfully nice when people thank you for the pleasure and laughter you've brought to their lives.
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I don't have any tricky plays, I'd rather have tricky players.
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You got to choose between tightening your belt or losing your pants.
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Music is an element that should be part and parcel of every child's life via the education system.
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Are you a fun-loving Tigger or a sad-sack Eeyore? Pick a camp. I think it's clear where I stand on the great Tigger/Eeyore debate!
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Out into the cool of the evening strolls the pretender. He knows that all his hopes and dreams begin and end there.
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I categorically declare first my absolute innocence, second my lack of criminal intent, and third my effusive apologies.
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You don't appreciate home until you leave it and, let me tell you, you can't appreciate life till you've almost left it! Some people hope and die with their song still in them. I used to think that happiness resulted when my earnings matched my yearnings! But not anymore!
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Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.
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I originally thought I would be going into wedding dresses. I wanted to create gowns, especially for weddings. I liked the idea of dealing with just one color, and within that, you could design whatever you want.
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I have found I'm leaning toward more vibrant colors because I'm so happy in them.
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Building upon the world we created with 'Avatar' has been a rare and incredibly rewarding experience. In writing the new films, I've come to realize that 'Avatar's world, story and characters have become even richer than I anticipated, and it became apparent that two films would not be enough to capture everything I wanted to put on screen.
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To understand one woman is not necessarily to understand any other woman.
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There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water.
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Early on, even before he was the front-runner, TV news was giving Trump far more attention than other candidates and far more than he deserved.
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When a lady condescends to apologise, there is no keeping one’s anger.
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The ocean, after all, is not about stability but about change. Change is normal. Everything changes. All the time.
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Sundance felt like a natural fit. I love coming here, and I do think that this festival suits my films rather than most of the festivals I've been to. I'm not going to Cannes, you know.
