Patrick Ness Quotes
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I do movies that I would like to go and see. I think that's a good barometer of how I choose films. I like going to these movies. Our job is to make sure the audience gets their $16 worth. That's my job.
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We live in a fast-paced culture where we're asked to make snap decisions all day long, so I suppose cash-point donations feed into the immediacy of our life experience. So it's a great idea. But I think it needs careful handling.
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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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Of course people think Washington is arrogant. It is.
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Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a habit out of it.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.
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When I finally finished the 'Two Suns' tour, which went on for quite a long time, I felt like a bit of a husk. And I remember thinking, 'I need to spend some time in one place, and just be at home.' So I guess the first year of that three and a half years was spent just trying to kind of get back to normal again.
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Probably Romania and China and Russia. I think they're all working really hard to beat us right now.
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Oftentimes, in fact I think this is to my fault, I look at usually scripts as a whole. I should probably pay more attention to the character that I'm going to play and what they do.
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Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.
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I think family is our reason for being. I was lucky to be born into a very close-knit family.
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I don't think you really have chemistry in the way that you want between two actors unless frustration is there as well.
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I did think that acting would be much more like being a pop star. Now I'm here, I can't think of anything more different.
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Everywhere in my house are these little things that have meanings and make me think of great memories.
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It is necessary to try to pass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.
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I don't know what I'm qualified to do, film-wise... So it's really down to a director or a casting director to find something that they think I could do.
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I don't think 'Magadheera' should be remade, nor do I think it will be remade. It is very difficult to recreate the same magic.
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Paint goes a long way in making old look like new.
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When I need to cry, I think of very sad things, mostly about animals.
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I don't think of it as a competition - which might surprise you, given the way movies are reported constantly.
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It would be the ultimate dream for me to win an Academy Award, be in love and have kids. Then I would say, 'Life is great! I have done everything I wanted.'
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When I hear of an 'equity' in a case like this, I am reminded of a blind man in a dark room - looking for a black hat - which isn't there.
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There has been a stigma around letting movies be seen on home screens on the same day as theatrical screens. Universal said they were going to do it with 'Tower Heist,' but they backed off when challenged by the theater owners. I understand where the theater owners are coming from on big studio movies.
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Don't think you haven't lived long enough to have a story to tell.
