Rinko Kikuchi Quotes
I've seen 'Babel' four times. And each time I realize anew what a monumental project that had been for me.
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The issues that we face as a country and in South Florida aren't broken down by city line or county line.
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There is such a thing as my kind of actor, and how well they pull off my dialogue is a very, very important part of it.
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I realised there were no good role models for kids. Popeye eats spinach, but also smokes and hits people.
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It's a wonderful feeling being a bridge to the past and unite generations.
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The growth model China has relied on for the last 30 years - one predicated on low-cost exports to the rest of the world and investment in resource intensive heavy manufacturing - is unlikely to serve it well in the next 30 years.
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Nocebos often cause a physical effect, but it's not a physically produced effect. What's the cause? In many cases, it's an unanswered question.
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I left Beijing in the late 1980s to live in Hong Kong because, having been blacklisted by the government, I couldn't publish my works on the mainland.
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Very few people have the guts to come up to you and say, 'Hey, are you gay?'
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It's a very violent game, and bodies take a beating, so you want to make sure you do everything you can to get your body back. It's just something you have to do.
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The way I look at it is everybody should have the right to get married, if they so choose.
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I basically say I'm on tour all the time, because one tour goes into the next.
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The point of revenge is not in the completion but in the process.
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I believe in following opportunities.
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Nobody would let us do 'Crisis' again.
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You take a vacation to a place like Thailand and you're ready for the excitement of something new and foreign. But when you're working 14-hour days, all you want is something familiar to ground you. And there's just nothing there.
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Most of the available Indian films in Australia are Bollywood. I did not watch them. In my early days, I watched Satyajit Ray's 'Apu Trilogy,' which was a beautiful take on social realism.
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The Who quite possibly remain the greatest live band ever. Even the list-driven punk legend and music historian Johnny Ramone agreed with me on this.
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I love men's wear.
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People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal.
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In the wake of my talk with Earl, we had come to a mutual understanding about Lena, the only kind guys ever come to. Meaning, I hadn’t brought it up, and they hadn’t brought it up, and between us, we somehow all agreed to go on like this indefinitely. Don’t ask, don’t tell.
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I have played for 15 years and it has been a dream.
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You can't just be talented: You have to be terribly smart and energetic and ruthless. You also have to become necessary to people, by working hard and well and bringing more than your bones and your skin to the project. Don't just show up. Transform the work, yourself, and everybody around you. Be needed. Be interesting. Be something no one else can be--and consistently.
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I get less and less sketching done at shows, as more and more people want to come up and talk or get stuff signed. Most requested character? Probably Catwoman.
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I've seen 'Babel' four times. And each time I realize anew what a monumental project that had been for me.
