I. M. Pei Quotes
I think the artistic side of architecture was natural to me. My mother was an artist and a poet.
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If people want to really know what's up with me then they can read one of my interviews.
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My father was 40 when he had me, so he was more a grandparent than a parent.
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I've made up little mantras for myself, catchphrases from a screenwriting book that doesn't exist. One is 'Write the movie you'd pay to go see.' Another is 'Never let a character tell me something that the camera can show me.'
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There's nothing more fun to me than new characters and a new world.
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I always feel like rejection is my petrol. That's what keeps me going.
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I think shortly after I got signed, it just started to dawn on me that I had something to say and that Yahweh put something in my heart to share with the world.
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Will Smith said if I ever need some help, he was there for me.
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I think I'm developing a kind of subconscious loathing of the word 'franchise.' I just think of something that's packaged, something you can buy on a shelf and is immediately disposable. I don't know. It's a really weird word for me.
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I don't think I'm going to become Brad Pitt overnight, but I presume if walk down Oxford Street, there is a chance someone might clock me.
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My first trip to Mexico was with my dad because of his Spanish records. That was back in 1958. I found a picture of me when I was eight dressed as a little senorita.
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I wear jewellery that I never take off. I have a ring and two necklaces. I always have them on and get scared when I have to take them off for photo shoots. The ring is my mum's mum's mum's, and she gave it to me for my 18th birthday. The necklace is the same one that my sister has. She's called Hannah, and the name is the chain.
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What's really important to me is somebody who can totally let loose and pretty much be themselves and have fun.
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One minute, it seemed I had more movie offers than I could handle; the next – no one wanted me.
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No one put pressure on me to go to the Olympics; once I'd got the qualifying mark, I just couldn't say no.
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I have the feeling of being a very small item on this planet, and literature enables me to express that.
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I simply can't wear an outfit if I don't feel that is right for me.
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I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I'm out running.
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I believe that architecture is fundamentally a public space where people can gather and communicate, think about the history, think about the lives of human beings, or the world.
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There's something about the good-hearted guy fighting the system. I just love that. That's how 'Speed' is. He's a really focused guy with a heart of gold and the corporations are trying to crush him and use him for his skills to make them more money.
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I don't like paying taxes, but I like sleeping at night.
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I dislike math, yet I respect and appreciate the fact that math is the language of the universe.
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Gentrification always makes me laugh. People complain about traffic. Live in Atlanta! You can't have it both ways; you can't live in an incredible city and not expect it to get congested.
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For whatever reason, maybe it's because of my story, but people associate Livestrong with exercise and physical fitness, health and lifestyle choices like that.
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I think the artistic side of architecture was natural to me. My mother was an artist and a poet.
