Lenny Abrahamson Quotes

I'm Irish; I grew up in Ireland, and it's impossible to separate my background from who I am as a filmmaker.

Lenny Abrahamson

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The lights go down, you hear the applause and you're up there, and then everything else is forgotten.

Warren Cuccurullo Duran Duran
- Up
- You
- Down
I find it very difficult to say no when I'm in Ireland. You do end up going around doing lots of events and things and not getting work done, and it's not just a question of having hours at the desk.

Kate Thompson
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- Work
- Done
Occupy Wall Street means making Wall Street and the corporate power elite understand that the people affected by the binge of unregulated greed are not going away, and they are not going to give up.

Dana Spiotta
- People
- Up
- Power
The symbolic power of Barack Obama's presidency - that whiteness was no longer strong enough to prevent peons taking up residence in the castle - assaulted the most deeply rooted notions of white supremacy and instilled fear in its adherents and beneficiaries.

Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Up
- Power
- Strong
I was always told at school that you had to have a back-up plan, but all I ever wanted to do was act. There was no plan B for me.

Aaron Johnson
- School
- Me
- Wanted
And the American public was able to make up their own mind whether this verdict was a just verdict or not. So I think there's a lot of value in the public being able to see how the system works or doesn't work, so I think there's a definite value there.

Lance Ito
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- Work
- Mind