Aurora Guerrero Quotes
For me becoming a filmmaker was about taking back my voice - crafting stories that would move away from the problematic narratives that the studio system would put out about Latinos. I think this is why people like my films. They're refreshing. They feel more real.
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I tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don't already exist out there.
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All of the land of Israel is ours.
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I would bump A Tribe Called Quest in my car all day.
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I want to read a lot of comic books. I want to watch movies. I want to rest.
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Issues to do with disability, mental health and not being neurotypical often affect many genuine teenagers but are rarely reflected in the fiction they read.
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People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal.
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I think every country has to recognize its competitive advantage and liberate its strengths to be a partner in global trade, and that's the only way you can survive and succeed.
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Most of the competition was into bulk popcorn because of the major increases in the Drive-In Theatre Outlets.
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You have to be aware. Like, I'm not going to do any downhill skiing. It looks like a whole lot of fun, but I'm not going to risk breaking a leg. I want to be dancing the way I'm dancing now for 30 more years.
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To add an AC outlet, for example, you just drill a circular hole in the wall, tap into the wiring, add the outlet and you're set. If you don't want it, pull it out and plaster over it with more earth to seal the hole.
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I always would dream of making music videos. Whenever I make music, I always have a visual in my mind. I always see things.
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You seen my shows; I bring the 'hood out.
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It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
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I am a classic 'Star Trek' fanatic.
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With police wielding unprecedented powers to invade privacy, tap phones and conduct searches seemingly at random, our civil liberties are in a very precarious condition.
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The universe, when you leave it alone, is going to be beautiful.
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The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.
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How can there be so many mothers in the world but so little sense of what it might be to become one?
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Anything that you can become obsessed with, and you do so much that you don't do the things you need to do with family, friends, school, job - that can be an addiction. And texting absolutely can qualify.
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I met Gerhard Richter and Alighiero Boetti when I was a teenager, and I was really inspired by them. When Boetti died, I realized I only vaguely remembered so many things he told me. It was such a pity. Had I only recorded his voice, he would still be with me, and I could listen to it from time to time.
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I've been nominated twice before as actor in a leading part. Now I'm nominated as actor in a supporting part. If I don't win, I'll just wait until I'm nominated for being in the theater during the show. Do they have one like that?
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Never participate in the secrets of those above you; you think you share the fruit, and you share the stones - the confidence of a prince is not a grant, but a tax
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I cannot write long books; I leave that for those who have nothing to say.
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For me becoming a filmmaker was about taking back my voice - crafting stories that would move away from the problematic narratives that the studio system would put out about Latinos. I think this is why people like my films. They're refreshing. They feel more real.
