Andre Ovredal Quotes
I have to be strong about my own tastes because I think that's what the director's job is.
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I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person.
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I think that as you grow up, as you get older, we can't get bitter, we can't get jaded.
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Whenever a film allows you to think and feel and take it beyond the moment, I think it's achieved something. And 'Funny Games' does that.
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I'm not actually even a very good singer. I'm not.
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I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.
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I love comedy because I'm naturally a very silly person.
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He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him.
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After 9/11, I changed a lot of the ways I viewed the world. I realized my comedy and my politics and my view of the world did not match. I had to start writing from my heart.
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You become what you believe, not what you think or what you want.
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Inspiration is God making contact with itself.
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The truth is, sex doesn't mean that much to me now.
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Your goal as a candidate - define others before they can define you.
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Americans are xenophobic, they will believe their own people rather than the adversary, even a friendly enemy voice.
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When I was nine, I was singing western swing: Roy Rogers and Patsy Cline. It got me noticed because no one my age was doing it, but it made me feel inferior because none of my friends could relate to it.
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I loved the writing process. I loved it.
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My children are grown now, they are more independent.
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Sometimes I play guitar like a frustrated drummer.
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It's really hard to use a laptop when you only have half a lap.
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It's not my job to hold your hand. It's my job to take motivated people and show them how to become better.
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But 'Memento' was so successful, such a huge cult hit, almost on the scale of a large film. If that had happened, with all the acclaim, before the next job, I'd have found it very difficult to figure out what to do next.
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I’ve thought about it, I’ll admit that. But I can’t see us hanging it up any time soon. Let’s get one thing straight: we would never become a parody of ourselves. But it’s my job to drive Maiden, and one day I’m not going to be able to do it any more.
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I used to like to break into other people's houses and sit in their rooms. I found it very comforting to be in someone's empty house.
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I have to be strong about my own tastes because I think that's what the director's job is.
