Damien Chazelle Quotes
I've always, especially through old Hollywood musicals, loved just to watch tap dancing; I adore it. I think it's fantastic.
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All the girls today want to be famous, but they haven't earned their spurs.
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One thing that bugs me in comedy is when somebody does a fake cry, you know, like they fake cry in a comedy. But in a drama they'll really cry. That bugs me.
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Strong limits on carbon pollution will save Americans money, create jobs, improve our health, and help defuse climate change.
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I like to fight, and I think the fans want to see a good fight, too.
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I am a professional photographer because it is the best way I know to earn the money I require to take care of my wife and children.
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I loved the idea of somebody literally fighting for love.
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For me, I think there's a lot more room in cable television to tell broader stories. NBC and the networks, they're all very mainstream, and they're a little more conservative in how they approach storytelling.
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I try not to see Woody Harrelson because he has become this big movie star, and it grates, so I try and stay away from him.
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The way I write is that I'll actually have a conversation out loud with myself. In a weird way, I just kind of get schizophrenic and play two characters.
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That's the thing with me being a former athlete: in the way I attack characters and attack poetry is from the base of being an athlete.
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One hazard of our job on TV is people are always checking us out and noting every pound we've gained or haven't quite lost.
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'Motorcycle Diaries' had the best costumes - that battered jacket and those linen shirts. I wear linen shirts in real life, too, and I have a nice, simple number I got handed down. As a father, you just stop buying stuff for yourself. It's all for the kids.
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I grew a reputation for always asking questions and being nosy.
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I really like the collaboration of doing movies and television. But I like the sort of solitary work of doing music.
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In the '70s, my playing was completely untutored, but it sounded good to me, and I tried to find ways to make those very simple things work in more ambitious contexts.
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Ever since I was 10 years old doing jiu-jitsu, I've done well against the tall guys.
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Every actor has their own process. For me, I really need to stay in the pocket. So, if I'm on set and I'm in character, I'm not thinking like a producer. If I'm on set and I'm not in character, wardrobe and make-up, and I'm just coming on set for the moments that I'm not shooting, then I'm able to be the producer.
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Everything good and bad about technology would be magnified by implanting it deep in brains. Is the risk of brain-hacking outweighed by the societal benefits of faster, deeper communication, and the ability to augment our own intelligence?
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I've always, especially through old Hollywood musicals, loved just to watch tap dancing; I adore it. I think it's fantastic.
