Lenny Abrahamson Quotes
'Room' is a very subtly-made film, and directing awards tend to go to the flashier stuff, but it's the Director's section of the academy that make the decision, so I'm very proud they can see something in what I directed and wanted to reward it.
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It's a shame in a way that people come and go with one album.
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Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
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Finally, my manager negotiated a deal where I got to produce my own records.
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I am at a stage where I want to be known as a versatile actor.
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I just love the hours of the theatre, I love the way it operates. I always say that when you're doing a play it's like getting a shot of B12, and when you do television for a long series you need a shot of B12.
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I'm privileged to have had some success, but I've never forgotten what it was like to queue for a half-crown gallery seat for 'Oliver!' which is why I ensure that there are £20 day tickets for 'Miss Saigon' and that the balconies in my theatres are as comfortable as I can possibly make them.
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We, as artists, we have the right to express ourselves. That is our first amendment, freedom of speech. But I also believe that we have an obligation to the youth to be somewhat responsible in what we say on records. But I think that comes with age. I think that comes with artists growing up and becoming assured of who they are as people.
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I discovered that wearing the veil is not suitable for a woman who wants to work in activism and the public domain. People need to see you, to associate and relate to you. It is not stated in my religion to wear the veil; it is a traditional practice, so I took it off.
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I like the gritty parts of fashion, the design, the studio, the pictures.
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I wrote 'Buried Child' in a trailer at an old ranch house we had in California.
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For me, the spirit of Christmas means being happy and giving freely. It's a tradition for all the kids in the family to help mom decorate the tree. Christmas is all about family, eating, drinking and making merry.
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I told myself, 'I am teaching entrepreneurship, so I should be an entrepreneur myself.'
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Likings arise when one has no earthly reason for liking - the most wildly improbable marriages and uncommon friendship.
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And I'm a pretty positive person - I don't put a lot of energy into worrying, and I'm not a person who lives in a great deal of fear.
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If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.
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It's all about sound. It's that simple.
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You can cite me for contempt, Your Honor. I don't care.
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In a small space, you want to keep the bedding as simple as possible so it looks clean, calm and collected.
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There's nothing like overcoming something that scares you so much. Nothing feels better.
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I don't think we'll ever use the same sound techniques.
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I do know where I'm from, and I'm proud to be an Arkansan and to represent country music.
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My obsession with James Franco borders on the unhealthy.
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My dad is a gentle and brilliant Iranian violinist.
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'Room' is a very subtly-made film, and directing awards tend to go to the flashier stuff, but it's the Director's section of the academy that make the decision, so I'm very proud they can see something in what I directed and wanted to reward it.
