Carl Andreas Koefoed Quotes
Making a documentary, there are thousands of choices, all the time: the angles and the pace and the choice of characters, the choice of music.
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I would like to see more Bollywood films! The more stylized musicals are a new trend in the U.S. We are beginning to make musicals again after a long break, practically since the days of the studio structure, so perhaps we can learn a few things from Bollywood about this fun style of film-making.
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I think it's unfair to criticise someone for not being Welsh, but the smaller the nation, the more patriotic you seem to be.
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The trains were the beating heart of the New York graffiti scene.
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One of the things I've learned with doing 'xkcd' is that you sort of give people, 'Here's the thing, and here's the button you can press to get another thing.' Sometimes that can be more easy to digest than, 'Here's a long page of things.'
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The Internet is fascinating but also stupid in a way. You only see two-dimensional images, and you think you've seen it and know it.
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The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark.
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I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.
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Well, a younger woman is a type, but not necessarily a type for me. And what is a younger woman? I mean, I'm pretty old. Almost everyone is younger.
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One of the areas I have a little less confidence in is giving any kind of a speech.
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What worries me is the professionalism of everything.
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Most women I know love the idea of fashion, but the practicalities that go with it are just distressing.
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Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.
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If I got something to say or do to a man, I'm going to look that man in the eye and tell him what is going to happen. That's just me now.
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It's like the old rule-if you introduce a gun into the first act of a play, it's going to be used in the third act. So if you do a movie about criminals, you have to accept there's going to be Some action.
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Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.
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In a way, publishing in 2005 was similar to publishing in 1950. Nobody kept blogs; that was still optional. I didn't even have a website then.
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The publishing of a book is a worldwide event. The attempt to suppress a book is a worldwide event.
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Wherever I go meeting the public... spreading a message of human values, spreading a message of harmony, is the most important thing.
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Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity, He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity.
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I went to a seminar early in my career on the craft of storytelling by Robert McKee. It was really life altering. There are basic principles on how to craft an engaging story and he covers them well. He's got a book out, 'Story,' that I would highly recommend to anyone interested in improve their storytelling.
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[On the movie "American Hot Wax:] A plot so thin you could thread a needle with it.
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I'm in a very good place to make records. Needing to make money off music is very dangerous.
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As a leader, I am tough on myself and I raise the standard for everybody; however, I am very caring because I want people to excel at what they are doing so that they can aspire to be me in the future.
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Making a documentary, there are thousands of choices, all the time: the angles and the pace and the choice of characters, the choice of music.
