Cary Fukunaga (Cary Joji Fukunaga) Quotes
I want to be happy while I make movies and not just do things just to work. I want to do things I spend years on.
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Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.
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I went with Lionel Hampton for three years. Out of that came a trip to Europe.
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After 20 years, a million written words, and nine rejected novels, I finally landed a book contract.
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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven't yet done.
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Just watching Jack Lemmon made me want to get into this business.
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Our fans want us to be happy and if that means being married or having a girlfriend, they are okay with that. Of course, in this industry it is a bit harder to have normal relationships, but it is possible.
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If haters or whatever want to find you - I mean, some of them are so tenacious. You want to hire them to work for you. They're very, very savvy in terms of how they find you and get to you.
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If I weren't a performer, I would be still be writing and songwriting. Plus, I also really want to get into producing.
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A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her.
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Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.
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No one told me I had to make something that would sell, but I personally want everyone to like my music.
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If you want to know how I feel, I'll summarize it in one word - terrible.
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Donors want to meet famous people, and getting a high profile draw for a fundraiser is one way to boost both the crowd and the cash. It's why the president and the vice president are always in demand. These folks are in demand because people around the country want to meet them.
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I don't want to have so many exes.
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It doesn't matter who they put in front of me, I just want people to remember me.
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As a reader I want to be present and entertained. I don't want to be taught lessons, and I don't want to be spoken down to. I want to be treated as a peer and to be made to feel welcome.
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I can say I'd honestly rather be happy than have 30 to 40 songs that I've written about these thrilling, exciting, horrible, unhappy times.
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I knew how touring was for 10 years, but it's completely different now that things are popping off.
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I like some of the young guys like Senator Thune. He's a guy that looks good. He's very articulate, he's very smart, and he truly is a public servant.
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As a drama student I got into Thirties and Forties suits.
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You can learn from an ordinary bamboo leaf what ought to happen. It bends lower and lower under the weight of snow. Suddenly the snow slips to the ground without the leaf having stirred. Stay like that at the point of highest tension until the shot falls from you. So, indeed, it is: when the tension is fulfilled, the shot must fall, it must fall from the archer like snow from a bamboo leaf, before he even thinks it.
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It wasn't until I did 'Hugo' where I sort of started to think that this could be something that I do for a long time - not necessarily the rest of my life, but we'll see.
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It's funny how in that moment I see things clearly. Am I beaten down? Yes. Have I allowed myself to become a victim? Somewhat. Am I afraid? Always. Does some part of me still long to fly away from this place? Absolutely. But I can't leave. Sam and I have built a life for Joy. It isn't perfect, but it's a life. My family's happiness means more to me that starting over again.
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I want to be happy while I make movies and not just do things just to work. I want to do things I spend years on.
