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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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 like the language in Proust but not the context.
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I don't think you could change my father; he is a very strong character. He believes totally in honesty.
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I think that humans have a huge capacity to carry pain and sadness. There are things that haunt us our entire lives; we are unable to let them go. The good times seem almost effervescent and dreamlike in comparison with the times that didn't go so well.
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For a long time, I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was desperate to find something that fit me and I just decided that if I could organically make a professional living out of the things that interested me, then I would be a happy person.
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I felt more like a scientist exploring nature, and Windows was my environment. You don't pass judgment on nature; you just explain how it works.
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I always wanted to be a comedic actor - that's what I wanted from the job - to do comedy and to create my own comedy. But I still love doing stand-up and will probably be doing it forever. I'd love to be an old guy who can't really walk, can't really stand-up, and I have to sit on the stool and tell jokes.
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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.
