David Gordon Green Quotes
I'm not really worried about people's perception of what I do, or people's analysis of why I make the decisions I make. I wake up every day with a new interest and a desire for an education.
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Team synergy has an extraordinary impact on business results.
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Good sports facilities are a blessing.
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I don't think there was a definite day, but it would have been around my mid-20s. I was always interested in the media side of things. When we travelled with England away, or to World Cups, I used to sit with journos while they wrote their copy.
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It is not true that I dictate what should be done. There is a dialogue.
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I've always liked working really hard and then doing nothing in particular. So, consequently, I didn't overexpose myself; I guess I maintained a kind of mystery. I wasn't ambitious.
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When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe?
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?
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I'm a huge Wong Kar-Wai fan.
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On the rare occasions when I spend a night in Oxford, the keeping of the hours by the clock towers in New College, and Merton, and the great booming of Tom tolling 101 times at 9 pm at Christ Church are inextricably interwoven with memories and regrets and lost joys. The sound almost sends me mad, so intense are the feelings it evokes.
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If you don't shop smart, you get a little trendy.
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You can do more, you can always do more.
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Pleasure does not equal happiness; it's part of happiness.
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I think any actor should be aware of where they're starting to stretch into what's not truthful.
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I want America to know that you can't believe everything you hear, and nowadays, you can't believe everything you see.
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I'm not versed enough in constitutional law to run for office. I'd have to go back to school or something.
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Well I think they broke the mould when they made me and being humble is one of my great assets.
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For Kitty Gilbert in 'Topsy-Turvy,' I had to get to the point where I could improvise in the style of 1880, which is difficult. The research for that was huge.
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Lionel Richie told me forget about the critics. But if you come back with hit after hit, you don't have to worry about anything.
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At one level, SXSW exemplifies serendipity, because whenever I come, I get these unexpected meetings with people I never knew existed, and you couldn't have planned it. But by making the choice to come to SXSW, I'm increasing the probability of those encounters.
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I'm not really worried about people's perception of what I do, or people's analysis of why I make the decisions I make. I wake up every day with a new interest and a desire for an education.
