Agnieszka Holland Quotes
Henry James is much more complex than Jane Austen. That's why it's not so easy to adapt him. People expect a nice period piece, but that's not always the case. There's a deep human mystery in his work.
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I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.
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Somebody once told me I shouldn't try to change Hollywood. That isn't my point at all. I don't want Hollywood to change me.
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There's a big difference between being privileged and being spoilt. My parents always said, 'Spoilt means ruined, and you're not ruined, just incredibly fortunate.'
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Brooklyn's good. Brooklyn's funky. Brooklyn's happening.
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'Haraamkhor' is a low budget film. We are not worried about the box office because our film is already in profit. It's got a strong content that will reach people's heart.
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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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The hour of the liberal interventionists like Hillary Clinton in Libya, like the neocons' hour of power in the GOP, is over.
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The traveller has reached the end of the journey!
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Everybody in America who didn't come over the Bering Strait ice bridge stole his land from somebody else.
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People are willing to do the most appalling things to another person for the sake of imposing a religious belief.
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If you can find a frock you look nice in and can run up three flights of stairs, you're not fat.
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My humble prayer is that all men everywhere may understand more fully the significance of the atonement of the Savior of all mankind, who has given us the plan of salvation which will lead us into eternal life, where God and Christ dwell.
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I believe the gun has no power at all.
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I come from an art-school background, and I still feel that in my music, it's about exploration and challenging myself, about putting myself in a place that's frightening because I haven't been there before.
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It's also that comedians don't have the kind of narcissism that actors have. They're writers who perform their own material. It's more interesting. And they're sexy because they risk more. Stand-up comedians risk more than anyone.
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Ah, Los Angeles. One disaster after another, always has been.
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I categorically declare first my absolute innocence, second my lack of criminal intent, and third my effusive apologies.
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Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and enjoy it.
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If you polish things too much, it loses the feeling.
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Who doesn't wants to be seen on the big screen? But that doesn't mean I will be a part of any project. TV has given me recognition, and I need to live up to the expectation of my audience.
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Even if you never do anything about this, you've benefited from an unjust system. You're already the winner in a game that was rigged to your advantage from the start.
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Jubal sat lonely, all around was dim, Yet his face glowed with light revealed to him
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Henry James is much more complex than Jane Austen. That's why it's not so easy to adapt him. People expect a nice period piece, but that's not always the case. There's a deep human mystery in his work.
