Otto Preminger Quotes
Directing her was like directing Lassie. You need 14 takes to get each one of them right.
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If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle.
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When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.
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Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without it.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.
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You don't despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can.
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When you negotiate with terrorists, you get more terror.
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The most nurturing of directors can make you feel too comfortable, and you don't really push for that extra whatever.
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When you're climbing at high altitudes, life can get pretty miserable.
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The very important thing you should have is patience.
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Oprah is so bright, and her intelligence is so piercing that I don't think anyone who spends a few minutes with her isn't struck by that.
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If you publish something in traditional media, it's one-way. With social media, we get all this info coming back from those who read our posts.
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Music is really nothing if you think about it - it only becomes something when somebody listens to it. And then it becomes uncontrollable.
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My favorite thing about being an actor is that I get to be so many different people in one lifetime. You sort of get to be all of these different characters.
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And you also have to do movies that are about commerce because that's what is required of the industry today.
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That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't do, so you don't have to worry about them.
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Whenever you're scared of something, don't let that define you. We all feel it, but step up.
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I'll give you my answer calmly and sensibly, my final answer. My final answer is finally no. The answer is no! Absolutely and finally no! Finally and positively no! No! No! No! N - O!
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To understand Europe, you have to be a genius - or French.
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I don't think you have to be in these serious, heavy, independent little movies to be an actor. Some of the most interesting acting I've seen is on cable television.
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My guilty pleasures are the websites where you can look at the fashions and see how different outfits will look. You can even take a picture of yourself and download it and play with the fashions! I love playing with these websites to see what I can learn.
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Selling a film option and getting a studio on board can be a slow process, and until things are official, you never want to spill the beans.
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We should make it so that young people pay their fair share for health care, and nothing more. And instead of Washington telling us what to buy, let's get back to letting every American choose the plan that's best for them and their family.
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Directing her was like directing Lassie. You need 14 takes to get each one of them right.
