Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes
Invention is nothing more than a fine deviation from, or enlargement on a fine model . . .
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Everything I do, I go to black people. If I have a problem at the airport, I'll go to the black ticket agent. I hope they notice me because I'll get better service. If I'm at a restaurant, I look for the black waiter. Rent-a-Car, give you the upgrade.
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The world is always in movement.
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Through travel, you discover a new aspect to your personality. You discover things which you wouldn't seated in the confines of your home.
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I've covered the White House and been yelled at by presidents.
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My biggest fears aren't with my work. My biggest fears are walking through hospital doors. Once you can face that, being fearless about your work is easy.
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I may even show up behind the camera. I love to put things together; I love to give direction. I have a great eye for pace.
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I kept thinking I was always going to meet the right man, but I never did. Kept waiting for this knight in shining armour. 'When's he coming? He's taking a long time, isn't he?'
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No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.
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If something appeals, something appeals. I don't think I'm particularly calculated about it. I know I have an alarm bell that goes off in my head where something feels like it has no creative integrity to it at all, and it's just about making money.
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In my household there is an insane amount of laughter and celebration.
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When you want to make a film abroad, you need producers and people who support you. You need a team that speaks your language.
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Is this some kind of fucking radio promotion? What the fuck is this? Let me just say that if whatever said radio station tries to blacklist us for my comments about their balloons, I would like them to know I want a written apology tomorrow for interrupting my song.
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To call a man an animal is to flatter him; he's a machine, a walking dildo. It's often said that men use women. Use them for what? Surely not pleasure.
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But when Neil called, I have to say that my heart soared. And the reason was, because it said so much about his recovery... that he was coming back to the world of the living.
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Painters who do self-portraits are engaging in a form of narcissism. But it doesn't work like that in movies. A truly narcissistic person wouldn't go into filmmaking because it's just too tiring.
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Perhaps I'm temperamentally driven to see things from the point of view of the attacked rather than the attacker.
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We don't live in vacuums; we do care about the world, and we do want to believe our country is doing the right thing on our behalf.
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No one knows what an amazing spirit she was. She wasn't only a mother; she was a best friend.
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When I first came to comics, it was, like, dudes. The feeling, the air, the presence is overwhelmingly male.
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I just write the way I feel, and if it feels good to me, hopefully everybody likes it.
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Some makeup companies have really good recycling policies, and it's worth finding out whether your favourites are among them. With MAC, for instance, you can take any of your old makeup containers into its shops, and the sweetest deal is that, once you've racked up six containers, you get a free lipstick or lip gloss.
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I do come across people who don't like me, don't like my comedy, don't think it's funny, it's too cutesy, or whatever they hate. And it's like, 'Okay. That's your opinion. Somebody liked it, so that's good.' Hopefully it balances out.
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Embrace risk. The driving force behind our economic model at Illumination Mac Guff is designed to preserve the opportunity to take risk. Subvert the expectation of the audience. Surprise them with unexpected choices.
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Invention is nothing more than a fine deviation from, or enlargement on a fine model . . .
