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'm a big believer if you want to change people's minds or get someone to vote for you, either a voter or a colleague, you've got to first get their attention.
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Let us come to the philosophers, whose authority is of greater weight, and their judgment more to be relied on, because they are believed to have paid attention, not to matters of fiction, but to the investigation of the truth.
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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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One of the great things about being in entertainment is you have access to the media. People pay attention to you.
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In 1992, the most treasured voter was a voter that would sort of swing back and forth, one that might vote for Republican for president, Democrat for governor. The voter that didn't have that strong of a partisan ID. These were the voters that we targeted.
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Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity.
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Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.
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As the applicant pool grows, the exact place to draw the line between looking and leaping settles to 37% of the pool, yielding the 37% Rule: look at the first 37% of the applicants, choosing none, then be ready to leap for anyone better than all those you’ve seen so far.
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If a person wants to enjoy attention, he will create situations to get it.
