Mike Figgis Quotes
I'm a huge fan of world cinema, because each country uses cinema in a very individual way.
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I'm a character actor.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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Goals enable you to do more for yourself and others, too.
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
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The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
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I have a terrible fear of travel. Just before we go, I start to panic and tell my wife I don't want to go. It's ridiculous. But actually it's only when it's somewhere I've not been to before.
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We've always believed in our music.
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This is the price you pay for having a great father. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments - and you get the tears at the end, too.
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What makes me happy is just curling up in with my mom in her bed and watching a marathon of 'CSI' and 'Grey's Anatomy' episodes with pints of ice cream.
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Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.
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I like to eat right and in moderation, but give myself treats and kind of have everything.
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I try to eat healthy for the most part. When I cut weight, I cut pretty much everything out. I don't have protein when I cut weight other than what I might get from something like chicken breast. So I don't eat any extra protein, just because I'm trying to get the weight off. That's the only real diet I have.
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I was for sure not prepared for fame when it happened.
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Once you lose your parents, you get this numbness, this feeling of having to really be able to connect yourself with someone. I depended on my brothers for that connection, but to have that feeling of being taken care of... I lost it when my parents passed away.
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I'm an affectionate person.
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The future or the past - It's very simple: building the future, or a restoration of post-communism.
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For me, hour-long drama was always the thing I felt the most comfortable doing, and I've played so many dramatic roles in the theater.
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I love theme parks but I'm a real chicken on rides. I'd rather invent scary rides for my books than go on them for real.
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'Blood sweat and tears homie I'm made of it'
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There's a lot to be said about what's happening to our ocean, big companies polluting it with their oil and all the raw garbage that's being spilled in there.
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Don't time travel into the past, roaming through the nuances as if they can change. Don't bookmark pages you've already read.
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I think that's important for all ages, to not be afraid of being an individual. I grew up on my own, as an only child, so early on I think I was quite capable of making decisions by myself and being an individual.
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I'm a huge fan of world cinema, because each country uses cinema in a very individual way.
