Baltasar Kormakur Quotes
I think my sweet spot is to make personal films on not-too-big budgets and also make other people's films, bringing productions to Iceland, upping the business here.
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You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move.
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Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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Wine and women do not go with song. Alcohol is the worst enemy of the imagination.
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I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
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Where I'm focused now is how I get more women leaders. We decided not to just look outside the company for great women to hire, but to help women rise up through the ranks internally.
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Anytime you do something in this arena, whether it's public records or ethics, it's not like throwing a stone in a quiet pond. It's like throwing a boulder.
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I never really address myself to any image anybody has of me. That's like fighting with ghosts.
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I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it on my phone and read it while I'm on the road.
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As governor, I'm spending my time focused in three areas: creating jobs, reducing the expense of government and schools.
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I'm not a babysitter.
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Few things parallel the bonding that occurs post-performance when congratulatory remarks are awarded, regrets are confessed, and gossip is exchanged.
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I like to keep fit, but I never lift very heavy weights.
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I'm not such a nuisance to the world, and the kick I get out of living can, I suppose, justify the impositions I make on it. But when life isn't so fun, well, then I start to wonder. What's the point of going on if it's just trouble for us both? My friends will miss me, I am told.
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Every man I meet is in some way my superior.
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I grew up with a pet iguana named Willy. We had a very contentious relationship. It turns out that iguanas are not meant to live in suburban homes.
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Going to hospital is rather like going to an alien planet.
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I don't know what other people are like, I haven't been able to crawl inside anybody else.
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If I present a boring personal life to my readers, it's going to be harder for them to think of my novels as thrilling.
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I am nothing! If you could know the dream of what I would like to be, you would realize how little I have accomplished.
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Few people know that I love local dhaba food. It is the best!
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I sometimes read about authors who say they require a perfectly silent room maintained at precisely 68 degrees, with trash bags taped over the windows and a white-noise machine in the corner to write, and I think, 'Who are these people, and do any of them have kids?'
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Some actors learn the habit of promoting themselves as a brand - by dressing in a certain way, by going out with a certain person - it gives them what they obviously want, which is to keep a level of fame. I'm not putting it down.
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I'll do at least one action film every year because of my fans. This is my promise to them.
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I think my sweet spot is to make personal films on not-too-big budgets and also make other people's films, bringing productions to Iceland, upping the business here.
