Colin Callender Quotes
When I started producing it was right at the beginning Channel 4 in England. Nicholas Nickelby which was my first credit as a producer was Contract 001 at Channel 4 - that was the start of independent production in England and the emergence of an independent sector.
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The want of money is the root of all evil.
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I've been telling my students, 'Imitate, imitate.' And they say, 'Well, what if I plagiarize, or what if I'm not original? I want to be myself.' And I always tell them, 'Your self will shine through'... If you allow yourself to feel deeply and honestly, what you say won't be like anyone else.
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When a marriage culture fails, sexual desire no longer unites; instead it fragments.
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I loved 'White Christmas' for the music aspect. I was into musical theater.
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I have been working for over 30 years and am always wondering about where I am and where I am going. It does not stop and become a fixed event of achievement.
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All the different nations in the world, despite their differences of appearance and religion and language and way of life, still have one thing in common, and that is what's inside of all of us. If we X-rayed the insides of different human beings, we wouldn't be able to tell from those X-rays what the person's language or background or race is.
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There is no scientific explanation for the fact that while my body lay in coma, my mind - my conscious, inner self - was alive and well.
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It's great living with your best friends.
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I'm relaxed about my career. I've been making movies for over 20 years, so I've earned at least the right to relax.
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I love going to the spa; it rejuvenates me and leaves me happy.
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I want to leave this company in the best possible shape.
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My idol is Bea Arthur. I really tried to follow her example. She is one of my comedy 'she-roes.'
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I'm the kind of guy who really likes a challenge. It's more rewarding.
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Accept who you are and try and make the best of that.
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I think Los Angeles is often portrayed as kind of a petri dish, where bad decisions start and then spread to the rest of the world. I don't see it that way. I feel Los Angeles is a place of almost primal struggle and survival. It's not a city that embraces its inhabitants.
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I like poems where you don't really know whether to laugh or cry when you read them.
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I play drums and guitar, I snowboard, I do martial arts and acrobatics. I go to the movies every Friday.
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Now supposing I had the part of a young woman to give out, one that wanted some excellent acting. If I were to go to the stage for my actress I would have to take a matured woman, one who would act splendidly, but who would look too old for the requirements.
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In the public eye, girls and women with strong perspectives are hated. If you're a girl with an opinion, people just hate you. There are still people who are afraid of successful women, and that's so lame.
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My mortal foe can no ways wish me a greater harm than England's hate; neither should death be less welcome unto me than such a mishap betide me.
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Make no mistake about those who call themselves anti Zionist are anti Semitic.
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I believe in divine forces and energies.
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I don't know about the whole song-and-dance thing. But if India will have me, the independent cinema scene there is something I'm really interested in.
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When I started producing it was right at the beginning Channel 4 in England. Nicholas Nickelby which was my first credit as a producer was Contract 001 at Channel 4 - that was the start of independent production in England and the emergence of an independent sector.
