F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
Of the things they possessed in common, greatest of all was their almost uncanny pull at each others hearts.
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People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
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It's always been my dream to just continually do really cool indie movies - character-driven stuff.
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Action is the foundational key to all success.
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I'm one of those actresses that really enjoys staying home with my children. To be told you've got to get to work, it is just unbelievable what it does to you.
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I'm an entrepreneur, a businessman. I've got a lot of money, and that doesn't go very well with the whole 'starving artist in a garret' routine.
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'The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movement in Iraq,' by Hanna Batatu. Few may wish to take on this massive, obscure work, but it changed my life, and I love it.
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I'm obviously really opinionated, but as a producer, you don't necessarily want the person you're working with to try to impress you - you want them to just be themselves. Then you can edit or mess around with what they've come up with. But you have to allow the artist that space.
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A key reason that elections are run so badly is that in most states, political partisans are in charge.
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My children are living, thinking human beings. It isn't in my power to regret them, for they belong to themselves.
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I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them when they were finished because they were simple copies of the films I saw in childhood.
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I was excited to play Lil' Kim and I wanted to do the role justice. I worked really hard on that role, whether it was performing the rhymes, studying the dialect, her swagger and her stage performances. I wanted people to see my range and stretch my wings as an actress.
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Apparently the show happens even if I'm not there. Who knew?
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Being fit involves working on all aspects - your body, what you eat, and how you think. A sculpted body is not of much use if you're not there mentally. And similarly, if you're not eating well, it will affect your physical and mental set-up. After all, a six-pack might look good, but that's pretty much it!
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'24' had to withstand accusations of being right-wing, but 'Homeland' is a far more liberal show.
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For any book, it's distilling all of the moments in the book that are either fan favorites or pivotal that you have to have in there, and how you tie that all up into a two hour movie is not the easiest job.
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Everyone has egos, and you want to come out on top. You have to pick yourself up and go at it again.
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Yeah, I left Idaho at 17. You know, I graduated high school a year early and just, you know, the typical story, packed up my car and moved out.
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Knowing not to have illusions is absolutely necessary in order to have dreams.
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Paul here is unhappy because unhappiness is second nature to him but more particularly because he has not the faintest idea of how to bring about his heart's desire. And I am unhappy because nothing is happening. Four people in four corners, moping, like tramps in Beckett, and myself in the middle, wasting time, being wasted by time.
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I do not follow superstitions on court.
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My dad's in banking, my mum manages the American branch of a Swiss vitamin company; they're really busy, but they still come to all my premieres.
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I hate complacency. I play every gig as if it could be my last, then I enjoy it more than ever.
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Of the things they possessed in common, greatest of all was their almost uncanny pull at each others hearts.
