Deniz Gamze Erguven Quotes
The foreign-language Oscar is something that doesn't go to the producer or the director; it goes to the country.
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I am now in a position to choose roles. I did not have so many offers before 'Queen,' but now things have changed a lot.
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In Hollywood, you play a mom and instantly, you've got osteoporosis.
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Nobody took you out for lunch when I started. Carla Bruni took me out for lunch once. She was really nice. Otherwise, you don't get fed.
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I feel like my brain is more geared towards a novel than it is to a movie.
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I'm very fortunate. I have a wonderful family, lots of hobbies and athletic pursuits. I always wanted to have a very well-rounded life.
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Good satire comes from anger. It comes from a sense of injustice, that there are wrongs in the world that need to be fixed. And what better place to get that well of venom and outrage boiling than a newsroom, because you're on the front lines.
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Music is my balance... center of my life.
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There is no right or wrong way of giving. People in Los Angeles have made major contributions in different ways to the city: Eli Broad to art. David Geffen to hospitals. I'm not judgmental.
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Prominence is cool, but when the delusion kicks in it can be a drag. Especially if you choose to surround yourself with friends and not acolytes.
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Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.
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People I looked up to a lot were, you know, Oprah because she had a rough childhood but overcame so many obstacles and broke barriers to become who she is. It was really eye opening to me: just because I had a rough childhood doesn't mean that I can't make something of myself.
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Neatness - which is grooming, after all - is definitely the most important requirement.
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Color television! Bah, I won't believe it until I see it in black and white.
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I'll back up anything my dad says.
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I'm attracted to male gestures and sexuality.
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You have to study the people and the ones that measure up are not always the ones you expect.
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How many songs in your life were your favorite songs but never were singles on albums?
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I want your life filling and stirring me. I want your happiness beneath my heart and your sorrows in my eyes and your peace in the fingers of my hand.
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I've been a very lucky guy. I played on championship teams. I played for Canada. I've won some awards and I'm very proud of those accomplishments. But I don't think there's anything greater than to come home and to be recognized at home. This is the pinnacle.
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Let's talk about Connie Britton, who I love. I don't know of a person who doesn't love her, I don't know a man or woman who doesn't have a crush on her, she's the most fabulous person in the entire world, and she's such an incredible actress, and so sweet, and I love her.
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What's my favourite book? It changes all the time.
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I want my country to be independent, always independent. I have to defend my convictions as a patriot and as a national leader. I have done my best, but as a human being I cannot be perfect, nobody is perfect.
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I do have advice for any kid actors. Just go in there and own it like you own the job already. You just have to say, 'I'm going to get this. I'm going to get this.'
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The foreign-language Oscar is something that doesn't go to the producer or the director; it goes to the country.
