Eduardo Chillida Quotes
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I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in 'We, the people.'
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I've been a novelist since 1995 and have had novels in and out of option, and watching that process just made me realize that I have to live by what I teach my students, because I teach screenwriting at Spellman.
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I think it was a good challenge for me to get my reactions across without being able to speak.
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I call myself a feminist, not a feminist filmmaker. If somebody asked me if I had a feminist sensibility it would be pretty hard to deny, but is it the theme of my work? Not necessarily. I'm interested in a lot of things.
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The Kiss scene was attempted three times. The first was in a peculiar spot of the fort on the ground level. It felt forced to me, and I knew right away that, in spite of what others were saying, it was dead wrong.
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After I was 70, I realized that, 'Okay, I would like to have another 50 years, and I probably could.' But part of me is saying, 'Maybe I'm not going to have that much time.'
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My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.
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It seemed to me that the real philosophical breakthroughs of the 20th century were in terms of the understanding of language. What is language? Where does it come from, how does it work, what does it do?
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As I'm writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.
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I have a sewing machine that I adore, and I spend a lot of time sitting in front of it when I'm not working. And any excuse to paint or draw or do something artistic with my hands really gets me going. Definitely aspiring.
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I get so excited when a song I wrote that's very personal to me goes No. 1 and I look down and see people singing the words back to me.
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If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!
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I'm trying to work in studio movies, but they won't hire me.
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I don't feel like an idol to anybody. I don't feel anybody should look up to me.
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One minute, it seemed I had more movie offers than I could handle; the next – no one wanted me.
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No one put pressure on me to go to the Olympics; once I'd got the qualifying mark, I just couldn't say no.
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The first two pictures I did, I played a young student in prep school. When I did Lifeguard, everyone was saying, You're so Southern California. It was a surprise to me.
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If there are negative people around me, I just try to distance myself from that.
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You should see all the negative things that the Romanian press writes about me.
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I can remember trying to coach, trying to figure out schemes, and it just wasn't coming to me.
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Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals.
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I'm not a selfish actor. I believe that it's a team effort. You're not in a scene by yourself.
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I want a minister to be in charge of a line department so they have clear political accountability.
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What comes from oneself, is nearly from no one. There is only me as a link.
