Ziad Doueiri Quotes
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I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
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I still draw a lot though. Ballpoint pen is my preferred medium.
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Twenty years ago my parents wouldn't know who the X-Men were, and now everybody knows that stuff. It means that deconstruction of the superhero is something you can do. All those movies have led to a point where we can finally have 'Watchmen' with a Superman character who doesn't want to save the world and a Batman who has trouble in bed.
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I found that not having a public profile was not hurting the work, and it freed me up to be the satirist I wanted to be.
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This is my favorite area in New York - the West Village is the heart of New York. I could never move somewhere else.
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I wanted to study to be a dental hygienist, marry a rich dentist, and hang it up.
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I don't know what love means.
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
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I just like music that I can relate to, something to listen to in my car.
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Movies are a big part of our Indian culture.
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I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.
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I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars.
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The less you have, the more you enjoy.
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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death.
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I'm one of those who believe the bumper sticker: If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. The first people who are going to be in line to turn in their guns are law-abiding citizens. Criminals are going to be left with guns.
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I don't go long without eating. I never starve myself: I grab a healthy snack.
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Some women are smarter than men, and some aren't. But to suggest to women that they deserve dominance instead of equality is at best a cheap applause line.
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I'm a plethora of stolen jokes and kitschy references.
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When you hit 'Save' on a spread sheet and you assign a spreadsheet to something, that [stuff] becomes official.
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The elites have become international, and they've ceased to have a primary loyalty to the nation-state.
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I've always been interested in this idea of looking at these monster stories and trying to really understand the mechanics underneath. That's very much true of this movie I made, 'All Good Things,' as well as 'Catfish,' which I produced.
Andrew Jarecki -
Anything in the entertainment business, there's sharks coming around. It's about staying true to yourself and making sure that, when you look in the mirror, you're happy with what you see.
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The mystified idea I had of Israel - the demonization of Israel - it just wasn't true.
