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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In the '50s and '60s, the life of a gay man was a secret. Homosexuality was illegal, so you didn't draw attention to yourself.
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My parents divorced when I was very, very young, but they maintained an incredibly amicable relationship. They were great partners, they were great parents, and they were great friends throughout my whole life until I was about 25, at which point they realized that they could relinquish; they could call it and move on.
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A truth of the gospel is not a truth until you live it. You do not really believe in tithing until you pay it. The word of wisdom to you is not a truth of the gospel until you keep it. The Sabbath day is not a holy day unless you observe it. . . . A friend is not a friend unless you defend him.
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The truth doesn't only excist of what you see.
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If a person wants to enjoy attention, he will create situations to get it.
