Augustus William Hare Quotes
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I love films that show people in a way that's so real it's almost unsettling, and that's what really inspires me because I write about people. I write about people that I know, so I want to portray them and portray myself in a way that is unapologetic.
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In a world that's smarter than it used to be and, in some ways, smarter than it ought to be, stupidity has a way of making us seem all the more human.
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No degree of dullness can safeguard a work against the determination of critics to find it fascinating.
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No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her won way is without enemies.
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I developed an optical lure that imitates certain types of bioluminescent displays that I think might be attractive to large predators. The other way to do it is just use dead bait, but I think dead bait attracts scavengers, and we wanted to attract active predators.
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I have kind of a personality defect in that I find the word 'no' hard to articulate.
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Fantasy is sort of a blank slate that everybody can project their own culture onto. Everybody can read it in their own way.
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Basically, I want that relationship where we have that love. I love her so much, and she loves me so much that it's just - you want that relationship where you look into the girl's eyes, and you know that she's everything you've ever wanted. When I find that, I'm going to get it!
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If I find myself afraid or scared, that means I'm doing the wrong thing.
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I find that talking about myself is often the most boring thing in the world. Sixty per cent of interviews I find mechanical.
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I need to make things mine. It annoys me to buy something that is imposed on me. When I have a suit made, I go to the Sicilian tailor Alessandro Martorana in Turin. I like shorter jacket sleeves and often fold the cuffs up. It's more modern that way.
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Success is a high, but the way up is hard, and you have to give your all.
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As cliched as it sounds, if you have an original voice and an original idea, then no matter what anybody says, you have to find a way to tell that story.
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For me, my country comes first. Nothing else matters but my country. I always felt that the best way to express your patriotism is to spread love, and that's all I ever tried to do through my work and my cinema.
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I naturally wanted to be saved, so when I came home I told my mom I wanted to be confirmed. That's the way I related to it, being raised an Episcopalian. I went to Dallas and got confirmed.
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It's difficult to find a movie that feels true to itself. You feel the hand of Hollywood, the moviemaking by committee, on everything.
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The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.
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It took me a while to find myself.
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Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if you choose to do so yourself, in my opinion there is only one way: follow the rules.
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Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable.
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Star Trek wouldn't die. There were a whole lot of young people who were touched by the thought process of science fiction. If you watched a cop show, there wasn't anything that was going to stimulate your mind.
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The lack of money is the root of all evil.
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Seeking is not always the way to find.
