Kamal Haasan Quotes
I have great respect for the unconditional teachers called books. Because from a book, you can either learn, or you can’t.
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In the globalized world that is ours, maybe we are moving towards a global village, but that global village brings in a lot of different people, a lot of different ideas, lots of different backgrounds, lots of different aspirations.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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I shall produce nothing that will offend the proprieties, whether applied to children or grownups. My pictures are turned out with clean hands and, therefore, with a clear conscience which, like virtue, is its own reward.
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There are so many lovely cities around the U.S., around the world, that it's almost impossible to pick one.
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I'm constantly trying to keep people guessing as to what I'm doing, and I will spend enormous amounts of time looking at manuscripts and asking questions, and people will say, 'I know what his next book is about.'
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I made a very slatternly mother, notably unkeen on housework, unaware that homes need to be cleaned now and then, and too often to be found with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other.
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Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
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I feel privileged that I've been able to get anywhere, with my quote-unquote limited mainstream appeal, given my race and subject matter. Of course, I always have my masters to fall back on.
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'Vanity' means worthlessness.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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By adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and misery are grown.
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Teenagers did not have, before rock 'n' roll and rhythm-and-blues - they did not have any type of music they could call their own once they got over 4 or 5 years old until they were well into their 20's and considered adults.
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I'm concerned about my daughter because she will not believe in Santa Claus. No matter what I say to her, she just doesn't buy it, and she's 2. I refuse to give it up. I say, 'There is a Santa Claus,' and she says, 'Okay, Mommy. In pretend world, right?' She really doesn't believe.
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A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in.
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There is a clear link between illegal migrants coming to Europe and the spread of terrorism.
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The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones.
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Life is more important than 'what film I do next.'
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The year hasn't started yet and it's already been the best I've ever had.
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I can smell bacon sizzling or chicken roasting and appreciate the aroma, but I don't want to eat it.
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There are these very poor communities on the outskirts of Cairo called Mokattam, where a lot of the garbage collectors live. I used to volunteer there, doing health and education work when I was younger and living in Egypt.
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Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.
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People come up and say very nice things about my work, like, 'You were great in 'Blood Diamond!'
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I have great respect for the unconditional teachers called books. Because from a book, you can either learn, or you can’t.
