M. Night Shyamalan Quotes
My directing style is long takes. The longer take I can do, the more I can think of not doing it in cuts, the better.
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I'm good at description and imparting flow to a story, but I don't necessarily understand the value of long scenes.
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I never feel with the fashion stuff that it's too fake. If I was a model and had a working part in Fashion Week, then I might feel like that, but I'm just a visitor. I really only walk in and watch the shows and think, 'Maybe I could wear that in a video.' I meet the designer, say hello, and then I go.
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In 1949 - my father stayed on in Shanghai after the war. But in 1949, the Communists took over the whole of China, and in fact, my father was caught by the Communists in Shanghai. And he was there for about a year until he was finally able to get out.
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I've always liked to dress up; I've always liked to look good. You look good, you feel good, you play good.
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Everybody with a gun has a checkpoint in Lebanon. And in Lebanon, you'd be crazy not to have a gun. Though, I assure you, all the crazy people have guns, too.
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I feel like an alien. I feel people don't like me. People behaved strangely after 'Rockstar.'
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive.
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People know I have a good time on stage. I love my life. I love my job.
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I was looking for what was coming from a man's soul and a man's conviction. I didn't care about his past. If it was innate and natural and felt good to him and it communicated.
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In general, being likeable is more about being interested - rather than interesting. Indeed, a good way to convince someone that you are an awesome conversationalist is to simply shut up and let the other person talk.
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I think my father was somewhat disappointed in not having had a son, and in that way I was the nearest thing he had.
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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I have been the last space marine between earth and an alien invasion. I really just don't need to go there anymore.
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Being a celebrity is a business.
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My new movie, Fools Rush In, is a romantic comedy and the girl I play in that is very warm, very sweet.
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If you have drive and energy, everything is possible.
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I'd say I'm quite powerful so I'm not afraid of jumps or acrobatic elements. The hardest part is... get on the beam and stay there on top of it!
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I was shot when I think it was number one. That was the catalyst for the interest in the show. Certainly it went on for a long time after that but that's what really kicked it off. Of course a lot of people watched it just because of the novelty of the situation.
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In the long run all producers are forced to use the most efficient methods or give place to others who do.
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I'd like to have kids at some point. I think I'll have a family someday.
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I routinely interview college students, mostly from top schools, and I notice that their brains are like old maps, with lots of blank spaces for the uncharted terrain. It's not that they lack for motivation or IQ. It's that they can't connect the dots when they don't know where the dots are in the first place.
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I think the best thing I ever did was never tell anyone I wanted to be an actor. I find if you tell people what you're dreaming about, they'll usually come up with lots of reasons to not chase your dreams.
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My directing style is long takes. The longer take I can do, the more I can think of not doing it in cuts, the better.
