Catherine Hardwicke (Helen Catherine Hardwicke) Quotes
I like doing commentary. As a filmmaker and film student, I think it's really interesting to hear what a director did and how they figured out how to do things. I often like the technical commentaries myself.
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There is one confrontation scene toward the end of the picture. In the middle of the scene, I thought, That's Sean Connery! I don't know how else to describe Sean Connery. I still feel that way.
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I am a Buddhist.
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After all, one knows one's weak points so well, that it's rather bewildering to have the critics overlook them and invent others.
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It's a tough transition really for theater actors to adjust to television or film, and all of these years later, I still have a tendency to play it too big.
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The world we live in is vastly different from the world we think we live in.
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I'm interested in morality and mortality, and 'Deadpool' kind of has all of these themes.
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Through PETA, we rescue animals in roadside zoos and circuses. They are some of the most abused animals in the country.
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I see so many activists... who are artists because they feel that they have the power of communication.
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There is no need for neighborhood informants and paper dossiers if the government can see citizens' every Web site visit, e-mail and text message.
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I just like the insides of things and finding ways into microscopic worlds. There's also an element of control, taking things apart and putting them back together. It's a very tedious task. You can be alone and create a world for yourself.
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I have literally played the most interesting parts since I turned 40.
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Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.
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It's just my goal to deliver the best story I can, and I want to make sure each book is better than the last, and in order to do that, I have to take chances.
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The question of manuscript changes is very important for literary criticism, the psychology of creation and other aspects of the study of literature.
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Offence is no longer defence - it's a full-time profession. Everyone is so offended all the time. The new police force that we weren't told about: the moral police. No qualifications, no training, no understanding of actual morality, but they have a degree in the art of being offended.
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I used to work in a record store. I'm kind of a record nerd.
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Ralph Fiennes and Edward Norton are among my favorite actors.
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When I would see my friends with their kids, I was envious that you can use children to get out of just about anything. If you don't feel like going to a dinner party, you could say, 'My kid's sick. I can't make it.' Who's gonna argue with you?
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Look at the darkest hit musicals - Cabaret, West Side Story, Carousel - they are exuberant experiences. They send you out of the theater filled with music.
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I lost a dear friend of mine from a rugby injury at 26. We don't usually deal with mortality at that early age and it's given me an appreciation of time, of trying to fit everything in.
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Socialism is simply Communism for people without the testosterone to man the barricades.
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On an increasingly crowded planet, humanity faces many threats - but none is greater than climate change. It magnifies every hazard and tension of our existence.
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I like doing commentary. As a filmmaker and film student, I think it's really interesting to hear what a director did and how they figured out how to do things. I often like the technical commentaries myself.
