Daniel Day-Lewis Quotes
I didn't like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish.
Quotes to Explore
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I like Michael Moore, but I think of him more as a rabble-rouser. On his TV show, when he went to the home of the guy who invented the car alarm and set off all the car alarms on the block... pretty funny.
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I call myself a feminist, not a feminist filmmaker. If somebody asked me if I had a feminist sensibility it would be pretty hard to deny, but is it the theme of my work? Not necessarily. I'm interested in a lot of things.
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I don't take on big things. What I do, pretty much, is make the big things small and the small things big.
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But I guess I like playing flawed guys 'cause it gives a place for the characters to go.
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What I want is to try and get across the idea that reading for pleasure is so beneficial. And turn children on who have maybe been switched off reading or never found a love of it in the first place.
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I feel like I'm supposed to be a shooter.
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Every idea has its time.
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I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.
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I tried being anorexic for four hours, and then I was like, I need some bagels.
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At some point, you decide to take something you really like and turn it into a business you love.
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I decide immediately if I like a person and if I do, then I'm myself, and if I don't, then I give nothing.
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In all my years of baseball, I have always expected to be traded. I never liked the idea.
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There's a plaque on our wall that says we've sold over 65 million albums, and I don't feel I've accomplished anything. I feel like I'm just getting started.
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We are like the mechanism of a watch: each part is essential.
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Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals.
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Amalgamation is a good word that I like to use - musically and in every way.
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I hate chilling. I hate even the notion of chilling. I like doing stuff.
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I'm pretty much a dinosaur in the studio. I like things hand-drawn, even today. The story artists use Cintiqs, but I'm the only person who hasn't completely converted to computers. I like the Cintiq, but there's something about the raw emotional power of using paper and pencil.
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There was no one around called 'Val' when I was young, so I wanted to be John or Bill. Now I like it.
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Something in the human psyche confuses beauty with the right to be loved. The briefest glance at human folly reveals that good looks and worthiness operate independently. Yet countless socializing forces, from Aunt Clara to the latest perfume ad, reinforce beliefs like 'If I were pretty enough, I would be loved.'
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For the sake of our children and our grandchildren, we can't afford to let this fail.
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Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
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'Sharp Objects' is honestly one of my most exciting reading experiences.
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I didn't like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish.
