Zhang Yimou Quotes
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Women are very intelligent and not appreciated. We try to pretend that we are not clever, and it's such a pity that we can't show how clever we are.
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Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function is really not a misconception. Most producers don't do a very good job.
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My folks were drunks, and I had a rough childhood - really rough - in fact, rougher than I thought about.
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I just want to live on the road. I can't understand artists that don't want to perform and, like, get on stage and do their songs for all their fans every night. If I'm not performing every night, I get totally depressed. I know that sounds really weird, but I hate sitting at home and not having a 1 A.M. performance now. It kills me.
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My father really told me, seriously, if you want something, you can have it, but you may have to work harder than anyone else around you.
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I felt I had to solve everyone's problems.
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In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.
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My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.
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I hope I can compete in one or two Olympics in my career. Of course I would like to win a medal, but just being there would be awesome.
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Flag desecration is not a constitutional issue for the courts. It is a political one that belongs to the people.
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You don't have to love them. You just have to respect their rights.
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I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation.
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I enjoy hiking and skiing, like most Norwegians. In winter, there will be snow for months on end. In the summer, there are the long evenings to enjoy.
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I don't know if you can catch my vibe, but I'm a pretty laid-back guy.
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I can hang out with all my boyfriend's friends. I know how to roll with the guys.
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Charter opponents often try to delegitimize strong testing results like those in Boston by attributing them to excessive test prep - as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio did recently.
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I have tried therapy a couple of times, but it hasn't worked.
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Dance has always been my number one. I started when I was seven years old and I've had the opportunity to work with some really amazing artists.
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"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day," which I actually recorded on "Quality Street" because I don't think anyone has ever covered it before. You hear it every single Christmas, and it is a great record. That's by Wizzard. It is a really great record, but I don't think anyone's ever covered it before, so I had to go it doing it differently. It's quite different from how the original goes.
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The extra opinions and the extra praise is just a bonus, it's not the main thing. The main thing is how I feel about myself. And I feel really good about myself.
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The misconception that aid falls straight into the hands of dictators largely stems from the Cold War era.
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I am a fan of wuxia.
