Imtiaz Ali Quotes
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I don't understand why every guy is not a romantic. I enjoy it.
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I enjoy the sari. I think it's the sexiest garment ever. It shows you the right amount, it covers the right amount, it's extremely versatile, it suits every body type, it suits every face.
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I hate these platforms that are all over the place today; they are all about grabbing attention. They are suburban! I never do a platform. Well, I did, in the 1970s, but that was a bad experience.
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Greed is the lack of confidence of one's own ability to create.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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I was a star in Italy, Austrailia, Germany and Japan before the American stations ever paid attention at all.
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I enjoy a character who sticks to her guns, who's always challenging herself. That's something I can relate to.
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In certain ways, we, many of us, stopped paying attention to the world. I have to think we would have moved on the whole climate issue in a different way if we'd been paying better attention.
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I am a control freak. I am very hands on and pay attention to details.
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To say that we mutually agree to coercion is not to say that we are required to enjoy it, or even to pretend we enjoy it.
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I have spent my life paying attention to my art form, developing my art form, worrying about my show and what I'm bringing to people, making sure that I give them a fine trade.
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There's a physicality and confidence to Americans; they're very present. That's something I enjoy being around because it rubs off on you.
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My therapy has come from paying attention to my life.
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My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it's a good story I usually enjoy doing the character.
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Up until recently, I've always been a vintage store guy. I get a lot of my clothes second hand. I really enjoy being able to look through different styles you can find and how eclectic the vintage store vibe is.
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If you don't lose, you cannot enjoy the victories. So I have to accept both things.
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I make sure that whatever film I do, I enjoy my role.
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My only way of getting my uncles' attention or aunts' attention or whoever's attention was by dancing and singing around the house.
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Modern conquerors can kill, but do not seem to be able to create. Artists know how to create but cannot really kill. Murderers are only very exceptionally found among artists.
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I like being in the workforce; it keeps me grounded.
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Donald Trump is defeating himself. He is ensuring that Hillary Clinton is elected. I think they would both be absolutely terrible.
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People have moved beyond apathy, beyond skepticism into deep cynicism.
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Apparently I'm introspective... levelheaded... but at the same time, absolutely insane.
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If a person wants to enjoy attention, he will create situations to get it.
