Christopher Bollen Quotes
There are certain moments where artwork might seem like it's part of someone's career - if you really know the art world - , but I did my best to prevent that overlap.
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I come from a generation that suffered school lessons in portacabins and crumbling hospitals. I tell you one thing, for the eighteen years they were in power the Tories did nothing to fix the roof when the sun was shining.
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We ended up realizing that's not an economical way to create creatures, putting people in green leotards and figuring it out later. You can maybe do that if you're making 'Avatar,' but we need to know what the creatures look like before we turn on the camera.
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Women's Lib? I couldn't stand it.
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When I'm filming, it's in the contract - 'No kiteboarding' - ha ha.
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When a man wrote a political screed against the IRS and flew into its building, he was deemed mentally ill, even though it was clearly a political act. There's a double standard, which is: If his name is Muhammad, it's automatically terrorism.
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We have rules that no longer are relevant to the world we're living in. Our regulatory system can't keep up.
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We have Sunday morning breakfast before church. I don't do the dishes, but I do cook. I'm the griller.
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I read good. I was an English major.
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I have gotten to travel the world and experience all these incredible things thanks to my career.
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Like the East Side tenement, our house was seldom without the sound of music or laughter or questions being asked or stories being told.
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'And you actually were cuddly,' said Carn. 'No offense, but you were spunky.' 'If that's your word for 'bratty little asshole,' said Dink mildly.
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A private ball this was called...but Lord! my dear Sir, I believe I saw half the world!
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I don't want to be conducting Mahler with my head stuffed full of 10 million notes from other composers.
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It is folly to anticipate evils, and madness to create imaginary ones.
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When things begin accelerating wildly out of control, sometimes patience is the only answer. Press pause.
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I guess I like a lot of directors. Or at least I try to.
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For so long Versace couture was identified with celebrities and music, which I love. But at the same time it could overwhelm the clothes.
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I devour books. But for the longest time, I refused to pay attention to genre or labels.
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While I'm here on this planet, I really want to create art and do creative things.
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If you do too much it's going to lose its effectiveness.
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Your profession is not what brings home your weekly paycheck, your profession is what you're put here on earth to do, with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling.
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I don't actually have problems dealing with corporate situations. There are times I've railed against it, but there are other times when I'm like, 'I'll take your money, no problem.'
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For me, making music just starts with a simple melody, and lyrics will come sometime after that.
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There are certain moments where artwork might seem like it's part of someone's career - if you really know the art world - , but I did my best to prevent that overlap.
