Nathaniel Kahn Quotes
There are a lot of bad films out there. There's a lot of bad architecture out there, and I think sometimes it takes a lot of time to begin to see what's really good. And I think what the test seems to be is, what really sticks with you. And what really becomes a part of your life.
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To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
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Can a moment of madness make up for an age of consent?
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I am healthy and happy.
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If you're not kind, then you won't be attractive to me personally because that spirit shines through and makes people attractive.
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If writers, like comedians or singers, could only hear themselves bombing as they worked, it's likely that certain books would be cut short after the first few leaden sentences.
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Having been governor of New Mexico, I know that legislation gets passed to benefit those who have money and influence. Then they buy more money and influence. That's one reason why, as governor, I vetoed more than 750 bills and thousands of line items. I did it to keep crony capitalism away from government.
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Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you.
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I was sitting alone in a grim mood – furious that the press attacked Senator Edwards on the price of a haircut. But it inspired me – from now on, all haircuts, etc., that are necessary and important for his campaign – please send the bills to me... It is a way to help our friend without government restrictions.
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I consider everybody who takes themselves seriously to be a little bit off. And Silicon Valley seems to be the most effusive about how important their contributions are to society.
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I don't seek validation outside, not even with the audience. Today they like me, but tomorrow they may hate me. I don't want to be anybody's role model.
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Sometimes you have to be okay with what you are to the world, where you are in the world, and make the most of it.
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Lots of people think the violence in the films I make is overwhelming, but they think they're seeing something that they aren't seeing.
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You have to forgive me because I have a habit of not winning things.
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A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins to bunch them.
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Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.
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Find your own style. Don't spend your savings trying to be someone else. You're not more important, smarter, or prettier because you wear a designer dress.
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I'm engaged to Hollywood. If there's something I find I have to do, I'll do it. Otherwise, I'll just stay home and have a vacation.
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You walk on a set, and you have no idea - that's why I don't storyboard. It's all possible.
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I like other people's kids and being able to give them back when I want to.
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When I was in New York, I got to see Joan Rivers do an hour of material, and it blew my mind. I don't remember how old she was at the time, but she just had this edgy hour that had so much funny stuff in it, and she was so fearless. If you only watch her on the red carpet, you don't get a sense of what a legendary standup comedian she is.
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Multinational corporations and a market economy have transformed human beings into instruments of making money. Human beings should be the end. And money should be the means to an end.
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For me, first, it's finding quiet in my life - and I do that through yoga and meditation. It's also been a matter of changing the way I eat, because I think what we eat can inform who we are; food is a chemical and a drug to a certain extent.
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I talk often about being intrinsically motivated by learning. It's the primary driver of most of my activity.
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There are a lot of bad films out there. There's a lot of bad architecture out there, and I think sometimes it takes a lot of time to begin to see what's really good. And I think what the test seems to be is, what really sticks with you. And what really becomes a part of your life.
