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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Anyone can like their job... To love your job is not enough, you must give your passion to your job.
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I know when I go to a poetry reading, I feel purged, exulted. You let the poet guide you through some kind of journey.
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Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and you like what you like. But I felt like with 'Pride,' certainly when it was released in America, there were certain things that went on with the marketing where I though we're pandering to whatever the vibe is of that area.
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Investor confidence in Adani is fairly high, and most of our investors are long-term investors.
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Mohd Rafi saab and I fought over royalty rights. At a meeting attended by prominent singers and musicians, he stood up and said, 'Main aaj se Lata ke saath nahin gaoonga'. I retorted, 'Rafi saab, ek minute. Aap nahin gaayenge mere saath yeh galat baat hai. Main aapke saath nahin gaoongee'. I stormed out and called all my composers there and then and informed them to rope in another singer if it was a duet with Rafi saab.
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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.
