Mike Leigh Quotes
My job apart from anything else is to build an ensemble composed of actors who all come from a secure place so that they can all work together to make the film.
Quotes to Explore
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Conscience is God present in man.
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I think it's time we all agree that gender stereotypes are simply the confabulation of our own mind.
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I am obsessed with the whole Victoriana thing, the whole Jack the Ripper London era, the grayness of it, the haunted feeling of it, all ancient and bloody.
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I am a writer because writing is the thing I do best.
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Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate.
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I think what has helped me is that I've never thought of myself as a child star. If you think of yourself like that, you might have problems!
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Teens want to read something that isn't a lie; we adults wish we could put our heads under the blankets and hide from the scary story we're writing for our kids.
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I love going back and forth from drama to comedy. I love switching it around and showing people that I can do both.
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Mass demand has been created almost entirely through the development of advertising.
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I was trying to be Mary Tyler Moore. I loved her in 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'
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As writers, we can't predict who might come along who might find our offerings valuable.
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We only work four days a week, we only work three weeks out of the month, and we get four months off for the summer. So there's plenty of time for me to spend with the kids.
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Somewhere down the line, I realised that dairy products were giving me acidity, so now I am a vegan.
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From the U.S. Capitol Building to the White House, our national symbols that represent freedom to so many of us, were built by people who were anything but free.
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White lies keep social dignity intact and are far more prevalent than most people realize. Several studies have found that an average person is lied to from 10 to 200 times a day - mostly just to keep a conversation going, to avoid conflict, or to establish a connection with someone.
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I went to an all-girls school, and I always felt like I missed out on a traditional high-school life.
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Being happy with less is what makes a great human being, not a big house with marble floors, or everyone knowing who you are.
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She waited for him to explain a universe in which there was so much injustice.
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Chronic remorse, as all the moralists are agreed, is a most undesirable sentiment. If you have behaved badly, repent, make what amends you can and address yourself to the task of behaving better next time. On no account brood over your wrong-doing. Rolling in the muck is not the best way of getting clean.
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Because with courage and conviction I believe we can deliver a more flexible, adaptable and open European Union in which the interests and ambitions of all its members can be met.
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Putting out my album on my own label has been a great experience for me. It's been very inspiring. It's like a new start for me and having all this creative freedom is so liberating and exciting.
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After decades of declining influence on the affairs of the world, there is once again a widespread consideration of spritual principles as an antidote to the pain of our times.
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I think the jobs [at the top] are unbelievably difficult, and there is nothing easier than second-guessing people.
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My job apart from anything else is to build an ensemble composed of actors who all come from a secure place so that they can all work together to make the film.
