R. Madhavan Quotes
Finding one good script is a huge challenge. So I do a film whose script comes and grabs me. Once I finish that, I look forward to the next movie.
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Comfort and luxury are usually the chief requirements of life for your ego - its top priorities tend to be accumulations, achievements, and the approval of others.
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I'm a compulsive reader of fiction. I fell in love with novels when I was a teenager. My wife Marilyn and I... our initial friendship began because we are both readers. I've gone to sleep almost every night of my life after having read in a novel for 30 or 40 minutes. I'm a great reader of fiction and much less so of non-fiction.
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What can I know? What ought I to do? What can I hope?
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I'll tell you something, and this is true: I've never been able to write a film which I didn't respect. I just can't do it. I'm very happy about all the films I haven't done.
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Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.
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I love 'Annie Hall'; I will always come back to that film again and again. Diane Keaton has been such an inspiration to me. She always brings humour, but complexity, and I love watching her on screen. She's got real charisma.
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If we can reduce the cost and improve the quality of medical technology through advances in nanotechnology, we can more widely address the medical conditions that are prevalent and reduce the level of human suffering.
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To the soldier, luck is merely another word for skill.
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Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
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We are constantly competing with the monsters from the id.
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Sometimes, I sit down to sketch at the unearthly hour of 3 in the morning!
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My first priority is trying to protect my family.
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Often, when you're on a movie set, you're miserable. It's cold. You're hungry. You're tired. It's still dark out. And yet, there's no place I'd rather be. It's the happiest I am, and the most calm.
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You feel like you're really a part of a movement when you're singing Journey at a karaoke bar.
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If you're gonna use simile, analogy, metaphor, be descriptive and have some flowery adjectives and a few odd nouns and some engaging bits of dialogue or sentiment, then you're sort of writing a novel, really. But rock lyrics are not really known for their sophistication.
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I failed chemistry. I almost failed algebra.
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It's joyful to give. But for people who want to take advantage of you, you're kind of an easy mark.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.
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People think that I popped out of my mother's womb singing 'Chasing Pavements'.
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For me, being out within my life became far more important than being in any movie.
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With most other genres, you need movie stars. With horror, you just need a story.
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Fans the challenge is there. Pace yourself. Don't all go get beer at the same time, balance it up. Same way going to the bathrooms. The first time there's a little bump in the road, don't lose your nerve. Keep up the noise because we can wear them out. The fans can be a factor. Baltimore fans can be a factor in this game.
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Finding one good script is a huge challenge. So I do a film whose script comes and grabs me. Once I finish that, I look forward to the next movie.
