Andrew Niccol Quotes
I have so much to grapple with, I don't think too much about me. People call it the "dance of a thousand egos" when you make a movie. If only I had time to worry when I was making a movie about what the hell I was doing. It's sort of a marathon every day. And then at the end of it, you beg the producers for five more marathons.
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Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain.
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I'm not a monarchist. But I'm English. And I have an irrational emotion for my country.
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The questions don't do the damage. Only the answers do.
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It is not whether you really cry. It's whether the audience thinks you are crying.
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I go to see maybe seven films a year at the most, and since I only go to see the best, it follows that I very rarely see my own.
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The great thing about writing compared to life is getting to tie things up.
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I'm called a terrorist in the Arab media still today.
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I've done a lot of partying in my time because I didn't want to go home and I didn't know what to do.
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She was an enthusiastic painter of oils and watercolors. She was also very generous. I could mess with her paints and brushes all I wanted. On one condition: that I kept my brushes clean. The only art lesson my mother gave me was how to wash my brushes.
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Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.
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I was teased if I brought my books home. I would take a paper bag to the library and put the books in the bag and bring them home. Not that I was that concerned about them teasing me - because I would hit them in a heartbeat. But I felt a little ashamed, having books.
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Audiences want and need a shared viewing experience.
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Sadat made us feel more secure.
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I had never thought of myself as a dramatist, and, for really good technical results, the thought came too late: a man of letters has become too wordy to write economically for the stage.
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I'm just trying to write things that resonate with people. And when we're all going through something together, I think you smile after that - I hope that people leave inspired after one of my shows.
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Some people in the industry feel TV actors can't do anything else.
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The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth.
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I have to take care of myself in order to live life the way I want to. It's important to have rest days. But in the long run, if I don't work out for, like, three days, I feel worse, not better.
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I find older men more attractive than boys. I need a man who can teach me a thing or two.
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It was different when I was young, aged 20, playing the French Open. I didn't have so much experience. I just played tennis because I loved the game.
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Governments around the world are looking for economic growth and job creation. African economies are no exception, with increasing recognition that growth has to be built on a more diversified economic structure in order to make a lasting contribution to development.
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I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene.
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'Jurassic Park' is like 'Star Wars.' Different directors can give a different taste to each movie.
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I have so much to grapple with, I don't think too much about me. People call it the "dance of a thousand egos" when you make a movie. If only I had time to worry when I was making a movie about what the hell I was doing. It's sort of a marathon every day. And then at the end of it, you beg the producers for five more marathons.
