Andrew Haigh Quotes
My films are very everyday, and people don't always want to go to the cinema to see ordinary lives. They want to see something a bit more extraordinary. I get that desire, but it's not the kind of film I want to make.
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I want variety. I certainly don't want any kind of hype if I can avoid it. I'm trying to play parts which are a little more out there, but I want variety, I suppose, because - like a lot of people - I'm easily bored.
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We could have gone with much bigger labels and more money, but we wanted to go with a company that is LA based, all in the same building, and really understands what the artists want.
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I'm not saving lives.
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I think what people get confused about is that they want to label me as this EDM girl, but a lot of this stuff is genre-less.
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There's just a natural instinct to want to be great, I think.
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If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it's my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth.
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I'm not trying to be Mr. Universe, but I want to stay in shape.
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TV and films are same for me. I took a decision to be an actor, and I am an actor. I never decided to be TV actor or film actor.
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A novel is like a sausage. You might like the final taste but you don't want to see how it was made.
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If you were to ask me what I want to do – I don't want to be a celebrity, I want to make a difference.
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Our fans want us to be happy and if that means being married or having a girlfriend, they are okay with that. Of course, in this industry it is a bit harder to have normal relationships, but it is possible.
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I'm basically a know-it-all, and I'm writing a book about it. I want it to be called 'Danson on Water' and have me on the cover in this Christlike pose, standing on the water.
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I have already seen death, and I know that death is supporting me in my cause of education. Death does not want to kill me.
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We have not yet seen what man can make of man.
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I'm just observing. I don't ever want people to think I'm preaching at them or wearing them out.
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I may look like a laid-back Hawaiian, but I'm 240 pounds, and when I'm walking around that kitchen, you don't want to get in my way.
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I want to just be what kids believe in.
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I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom.
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So, you're telling me that no matter what, you can't be happy? Well, darling, it's no wonder you're miserable. It's what you want...So then try to be happy.
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The public already knows about me more than I ever wanted it to know.
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We're so enamored of technological advancements that we fail to think about how to best apply those technologies to what we're trying to achieve. This can mask some very important continuities in the nature of war and their implications for our responsibilities as officers.
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This basic thing I always do: 'What happened between the character's birth, and page one of the script?' Anything that's not in the story, I'll fill in the blanks.
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Anyone who says that money cannot buy happiness has had very little success with either one.
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My films are very everyday, and people don't always want to go to the cinema to see ordinary lives. They want to see something a bit more extraordinary. I get that desire, but it's not the kind of film I want to make.
