Paolo Sorrentino Quotes
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I've done quite a few things based on real events or real people, and I think that's always really interesting that you can read about them or, if you're lucky, you can meet them.
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Lately, I've been doing a lot of tuning in and impatiently tuning out. As a longtime fan of talk radio, I don't think this bodes well for the long-term broad appeal of the medium.
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I think I'm somebody who takes praise with a very big - probably too big - pinch of salt.
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I don't think I could think of a single thing that's more isolating than being famous.
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I think a British icon is someone who conducts themself with real dignity: someone who is truly talented and modest. These are things that I would aspire to in my career.
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The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.
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I think the gay community, just like anybody, should be represented in all forms and all types.
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Some people like just sitting down and being taken for a ride. That's a beautiful thing that fiction can do. But it's not the only thing. In television and film, people are ready to accept any kind of jump cut, but the slightest disturbance on the page ruffles their feathers.
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Coffee is a language in itself.
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I think female-centric films shouldn't be only about thriller or horror. Angelina Jolie has been doing all kinds of stuff.
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When I'm in the U.K. – and I'm here more than people would think – I tend to keep a very low profile.
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My last two records that I made were both quite pointed in one direction and I think I do my best stuff when it's all over the map, when there's a couple traditional things, a couple pretty rocking things.
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I think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn't there before that.
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A lot of people tend to glorify the role of satire and comedians. They put them up as role models, as fighters for the truth and against tyranny, and I think that's overrated.
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Who would think it possible to redirect historical scholarship by explaining what Thomas Jefferson said in the Declaration of Independence?
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Oh, you know, I think it was definitely a little pressure, to remake something like 'Fame'.
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I think of all my movies as home movies! It's just that some are more expensive than others.
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I think that whenever a book is not a challenge, I'm telling the wrong story.
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I think that peace is, in many ways, a precondition of joy.
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It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges.
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I always say, 'Do you have a body? Then you're swimsuit ready.' That's all you need to worry about.
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One must observe the proper rites.
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Every single national park had some component of private philanthropy.
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I think cinema has this beautiful component. It's a universal language.
