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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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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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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I have always loved beautiful leather objects, especially the detail that goes into designing them both inside and out.
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Even though we work in the same field, we have an intense private life away from our professional lives.
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What was the reason for invading Iraq' Was it a humanitarian crusade or an economic one' I would be inclined to say the latter. It was the same with the Civil War, because the landed gentry's money was being stolen by the king.
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If [Donald ] Trump goes after - if Trump fails, frankly, to stand up right now for the Muslim community - right now, Muslims are being bullied. Women wearing hijabs are being bullied and people are saying, "Trump, Trump!" when they're doing it.
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With the CGI, suddenly there's a thousand enemies instead of six - the army goes off into the horizon. You don't need that. The audience loses its relationship with the threat on the screen. That's something that's consistently happening and it makes these movies like video games and that's a soulless enterprise. It's all kinetics without emotion.
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Federal government has forced a one-size-fits-all model on our education system.
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Many Things That Are True Are True Because You Believe Them.
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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.
