Robert Rodriguez Quotes
When you make an exploitation film, you always want to have a real issue. That's how they were always done.
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With every bathroom renovation, there are three areas that I focus on: budget, function and style.
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I love to beatbox and have been doing it before I even knew what it was.
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Clothes have to be simple and comfortable.
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I write synopses after the book is completed. I can't write it beforehand, because I don't know what the book's about. I invent something for my publisher because he asks for one, but the final book ends up very differently.
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We must all learn to adjust with our surroundings.
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I love design-based stuff. I dug it in 'Pleasantville' and dug it in 'Seabiscuit.'
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When I first started, I thought I was wack. Lyrically, I thought I was wack. The thing I had over everybody was that I was the realest rapper.
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There aren't many athletes who follow their hearts. They choose to go somewhere to win more and earn more money. They're like gypsies.
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There is not love where there is no will.
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When George W. Bush entered office, the national debt was $5 trillion. When he left, it was $10 trillion. I think the administration spent too much money.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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I may attempt a novel. I think that no matter what you write, it requires being honest with oneself, and you have to pull yourself out of the whirlwind of daily life.
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Even great actors shine brighter in the right atmosphere.
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I was growing up in the New Wave period, but that wasn't allowed in school. I remember moments when they wouldn't let four people dressed in black stand together on the playground.
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The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a great deal too much for it.
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It has something to do with the facts and the law and who the judges are. So I think lawyers sometimes exaggerate their role in winning and losing. Lawyers do have a role, and a major role, but they're not the only players in this game.
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I crave a cone of silence every once in while.
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A loach can't emulate a goldfish. Because of my looks, the public support rating for us won't rise.
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How fragile our lives are anyway. How quickly things can change forever.
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Forming a new world religion is difficult and not particularly desirable. However, in that love is essential to all religions, one could speak of the universal religion of love.
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I think my real depressions started when I was about 16 and doing The Patty Duke Show. I would go to bed at about 10 o'clock on a Friday night and not get up again until 6:30 Monday morning.
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When you play a smaller, more intimate venue, you can have real conversations with your audience, take risks, and stay current. You can also change the set list, on how the day feels or how the audience reacts. When you do arena shows, every arena looks and feels the same. You can't see who is in the room.
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When you make an exploitation film, you always want to have a real issue. That's how they were always done.
