D. B. Sweeney Quotes
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When you make a living from something, it changes your relationship with it.
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Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
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Well, when you get into the business, what you have to realize is that signing autographs and getting 'bothered' is just part of the deal. It's not a bother to me at all. That's part of being an actor and that's something you have to realize before you ever get into this business.
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I'd love to do a movie where the monster is human, where the issue is not otherworldly, or horror or science fiction.
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You have to understand, I can't do any jokes about Ross Perot, because the last thing I need right now is another credit check.
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When you have a diagnosis of cancer, or any serious illness, your choices are basically to be passive and kind of accept whatever is offered you, or to be active and to learn about your disease, and understand your options, and be an active partner with your doctor. That's the course I took with all three of my cancers.
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It's important for cinema to keep on evolving: for people, and not only teenagers, to be able to go to a movie that has huge epic scope but has an intellectual and real story to tell.
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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When you take risks and things don't go your way, you can be heavily criticised by the media.
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It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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Self-worth comes from one thing - thinking that you are worthy.
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Only in your imagination can you revise.
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I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk with a bodyguard.
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If you're human, you've had phases in your life when things are in flux.
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Books are my art. The movie is someone else's art. But it's great marketing for books.
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I used to be really insecure about my self-education. I'm definitely always learning. But there's many ways to learn. There are many, many ways to always be a learner.
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Have an earnestness for death and you will have life.
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We are all, right now, living the life we choose.
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This I know; the spirit of Man cannot be stopped.
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If people like you, they'll listen to you, but if they trust you, they'll do business with you.
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Architecture is a discourse; everything is a discourse. Fashion discourse is actually a micro-discourse, because it's centered around the body. It is the most rapidly developing form of discourse.
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The turning point really is just knowing you're an imbecile.
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If you learn the craft, you can make a movie and get by with tricks.
