Lisa Cholodenko Quotes

Making the choice to cast someone in a lead role is a big one. You don't want to squander your opportunity.

Lisa Cholodenko

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• The team needs me out there on the field. And sometimes you allow that to jeopardize yourself, but that's just the nature of the world.

  

  Calvin Johnson
  • World
  • Nature
  • Team

• If you're not careful as an actor, you can find yourself, at a certain point, a little bit bored.

  

  Mahershala Ali
  • Yourself
  • Find
  • Actor

• I'm used to having a lot of criticism. It's normal. It's normal when you come from South America, when you have a country pushing very hard in your back.

  

  Pastor Maldonado
  • Country
  • America
  • Criticism

• I am from Karnal, India.

  

  Kalpana Chawla
  • India
  • Karnal

• Because I've done so many different roles, I don't want to repeat myself. It's getting harder and harder to find something interesting. You never know - I might never make a film again.

  

  Maggie Cheung
  • Different
  • Done
  • Want

• I don't trust that many people. Just my mother and my wife and a couple of friends. When I trust people, it doesn't end well.

  

  Gary Sheffield
  • People
  • Friends
  • Mother

• Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds.

  

  Saadi
  • World
  • Old
  • Birds

• Oh, isn't it cool? It's so cool being an actor! It's so cool having my face on a bus.

  

  Sam Worthington
  • Cool
  • Face
  • Bus

• That's what the sari is about. Everything is covered, yet a peep of an ankle can be a turn on for men.

  

  Kajol
  • Men
  • Everything
  • Turn

• All you have to do is to dream big and try to fulfil it.

  

  Kapil Dev
  • Dream
  • You
  • Try

• To me, it's just like, if you have talent, and you're lucky enough to find where you fit, and you work with the right people, it's not exalted at all.

  

  Campbell Scott
  • People
  • Work
  • Talent

• Even a fool knows you can't touch the stars, but it won't keep the wise from trying.

  

  Harry Anderson
  • Trying
  • Wise
  • Fool

• I'm still a huge Yankees fan. Growing up, Jeter was my guy, but Bernie Williams was my favorite player.

  

  Action Bronson
  • Up
  • Guy
  • Growing

• The truth is I love musical theater and always have.

  

  Idina Menzel
  • Truth
  • Always
  • Theater

• It's every boy's dream to play a superhero.

  

  Sam Heughan
  • Dream
  • Boy
  • Superhero

• Do I think Vince McMahon was looking at my matches in Japan going, 'We need him?' No. He wasn't. He's too busy. There's no way. But somebody may have been looking and going, 'All right, I like this guy. Let's give him a shot.'

  

  A.J. Styles
  • May
  • Think
  • Guy

• In a democracy, you don't need anyone's permission to form a new political party, publish a politically charged article, or organize a 'tea party.' And in open markets, individuals are free to buy and invest as they see fit.

  

  Gary Hamel
  • Free
  • Political
  • Party

• Like everyone else in the first weeks after the tragedy of 9/11, I was looking frantically for some way to help.

  

  Gail Sheehy
  • Help
  • Looking
  • Tragedy

• Scars are wisdom in disguise.

  

  Napoleon Hill
  • Wisdom
  • Scars
  • Disguise

• When Donald Trump says, "Let's make America great again," that is code for let's take America backward. Back to a time when opportunity and dignity were reserved for some, not all. Back to the days when abortion was illegal, women had far fewer options, and life for too many women and girls was limited. Well, Donald, those days are over.

  

  Hillary Clinton
  • America
  • Opportunity
  • Dignity

• It ends all things: birds, trees, flowers, mountain tops, and business; it grinds stones to sand, and as terrible as it is, and it's the most beautiful thing we have in our lives - time.

  

  Brandon Webb
  • Time
  • Business
  • Beautiful

• I want to top expectations. I want to blow you away.

  

  Quentin Tarantino
  • Want
  • You
  • Blow

• Making the choice to cast someone in a lead role is a big one. You don't want to squander your opportunity.

  

  Lisa Cholodenko
  • Opportunity