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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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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I like to eat right and in moderation, but give myself treats and kind of have everything.
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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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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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Africa’s progress will depend on development that truly lifts countries from poverty to prosperity - because people everywhere deserve the dignity of a life free from want.
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As one civil-liberties lawyer, who is concerned about the sometimes vigilante attitude toward accused rapists, puts it: 'Some people regard rape as so heinous an offense that they would not even regard innocence as a defense.'
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Art is the activity that exalts and denies simultaneously. 'No artist tolerates reality,' says Nietzsche.
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I think artists throughout the history of time have always been controversial and have been a voice to speak to public culture in a way that a politician can't because they'll lose their constituency.
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Plus, I very much like the feeling of height, and buildings have even more of a feeling of height than rock faces.
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I love the idea of numerology, but I don't really believe in it. But I like thinking about what numbers convey.
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I think the thing that I always try to do - because it piques my interest - is to play really different parts all the time.
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Cutting one side of your head for a few months is not a big deal compared with what other people have to deal with in the world. Plus, hair grows back.
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Change will come slowly, across generations, because old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.
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Anyone who tells you they don't need to rewrite, they're usually the ones who need it worst.
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I'm a huge fan of world cinema, because each country uses cinema in a very individual way.
