Allan Lokos Quotes
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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I'll tell ya, when you open up that can of dab, it's always fresh.
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I throw ideas out into the open when I really should just be writing them down in a journal.
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The first prize for any production is, if you can find a location that means you don't have to build sets, that will serve, and is not excessively expensive to hire, then it can save you a lot of money.
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Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
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In the 60s, if you wanted to be an actor, you couldn't do just one thing.
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Most Americans probably have no idea how hostile anti-abortion sidewalk counseling outside clinics can be. There's a reason pro-choicers volunteer to escort patients as they make their way past angry crowds to the clinic door.
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Geniuses don't have better ideas than the rest of us. They just have more of them.
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No, I had not read any other comedian's book. Not that I don't enjoy other comedians; I'm just not a reader.
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it.
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You can't try to be somebody you're not; that's not style. If someone says, 'Buy this - you'll be stylish,' you won't be stylish because you won't be you. You have to learn who you are first, and that's painful.
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I didn't have many girlfriends in my youth. I was an active young man, jumping from one girl to the next, but never with anyone for more than three or four months.
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I pick my actors primarily based on my gut-feel. They could be rank newcomers or established stars, but if I feel they'll do justice to my characters, they are on. I think Bollywood is now looking towards Kollywood for new faces, and, to my mind, Suriya will be a very successful crossover star because he's very versatile.
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My penalty for rocking the boat was being traded.
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Schweitzer is where I found snowboarding; it will always have a special place in my heart and is a top-notch ski resort. It has some of the best bowl tree skiing in the world and breathtaking views of Sandpoint and Lake Pend Oreille.
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We Belgians love when we can go to L.A. because the city is amazing and the climate is fantastic.
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A big part of the problem that we face today is that our children have been taught at schools that every idea is right, that no one should criticize others' positions, no matter how odious.
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A well balanced, inclusive approach, according to certain standards and ideals, is essential for the proper governance of any country.
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I can no more think of my own life without thinking of wine and wines and where they grew for me and why I drank them when I did and why I picked the grapes and where I opened the oldest procurable bottles, and all that, than I can remember living before I breathed.
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I care about my legacy.
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For me, one of the privileges of being a writer is to poke your nose around and learn about worlds you don't know.
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The idea of working with David Fincher or Paul Thomas Anderson or Wes Anderson or Scorsese or Spielberg or any of the guys I really idolize is a dream for me.
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I'm naturally quite conformist, really. If I go to a country and they say, "You've got to drive on the right," I'm not going to drive on the left to show that I'm different. I'm able to stick to the law.
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The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace.
