Nicole Blackman Quotes
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I am now writing a book called 'Far Enough,' very loosely based on my childhood. This is difficult because it forces me to remember people I loved who are gone.
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When I started making movies, I was pretty young, and at the time I felt like there needed to be more confrontation in cinema - or I needed to make something more disruptive - so in the beginning, those movies were me wanting to play with the rules.
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There is no ideal body. It's just taking what you have and working it.
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I would say that no film is apolitical. There are politics in all films. Any film that is anchored in a society, any film that deals with humanity is necessarily political.
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National independence, and the preceding political struggles, helped create the space for literary creation in many post-colonial countries. Much of modern Indian or Chinese literature is inconceivable without the political movement for freedom from foreign rule.
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Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is.
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I think that charity is a tricky thing, because a lot of times, people equate charity with handouts. I don't believe in handouts.
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I would never call a neighbor an enemy. But I would request the neighbor to be a good neighbor, to see that the neighbor's interest is a stable prosperous neighbor, a neighbor that is doing well.
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Public figures will get public criticism, and they should be tolerant enough to take it.
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We cannot say no to what has already been approved by the citizens.
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I set a goal for myself everyday when I write - 10 pages a day - and it's much harder because I'm too dumb to turn off my Twitter and everything so it's always on and it's a real distraction. It's a major distraction.
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Shadowing is really a great way to learn how the entire TV-making mechanism works. I had the distinct pleasure of shadowing the gifted and talented Allison Anders, who taught me a great deal about the importance of collaboration and trusting the talent around you.
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Imagine choosing a job not on money or even on career advancement, but as part of a life worth living.
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If I'm dancing, or teaching, or having a family I would want to live life to the fullest as possible.
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We cannot let Brussels put itself above the law.
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An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.
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I don't much like things to go by somebody's name, like the 'Bob Jones Group Jam Band.'
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People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.
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Avoid distant views, paint objects close up. If the foreground is well done the distance will take care of itself.
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I like Penny. She's cool. Yeah, she dates some idiots, but, although, so have I. So yeah, I would be friends with her. We'd have a lot to talk about.
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I do yoga; I'm pretty dedicated.
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Elizabeth Hurley and I had a lot of fun together. She's a very beautiful, confident woman.
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We know we are falling from grace, millennium.
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At any moment, you know, your manufactured cool could blow.
