Andrea Arnold Quotes
I always think that if you look at anyone in detail, you will have empathy for them because you recognize them as a human being, no matter what they've done.
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I think why I was attracted to making something with Vice is that level of intimacy that you get as the viewer, getting to see some of that production element where we don't exactly know what we're doing, where we're going, or even if it's a good idea.
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My father was a lawyer.
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I think you can say anybody uses anything as a gimmick. Is Adele's not having gimmicks her gimmick? It's hard to say, isn't it? Really, I think that everybody has something that people like or that's great about them.
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It is all very well and it sounds very seductive to say we are going to have harmonisation of regulations, but for example the way that funds are distributed around the states these days, you are positively penalised if you actually want to have say a lower payroll tax or sort of conditions.
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You must prune dead or dying wood.
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I was never that famous, but I do think going to college and really getting away from the business and taking a true break is incredibly, incredibly important if you start acting at a young age.
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When you have all these traces of trash moving around, you can ask yourself how can we make the system more efficient. Then we can make better decisions. And perhaps we will not throw away the plastic bottles that go every day to the dump.
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The mind gets distracted in all sorts of ways. The heart is its own exclusive concern and diversion.
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Teach For America would not be able to continue recruiting and developing an ever-more diverse and impactful group of corps members and alumni if the nation's leading colleges become even less diverse.
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I want to make the music that's not there anymore. I'm so passionate about the singing voice... What I'm trying to do actually with my album is show that it's my voice that's leading. It's my voice that's the instrument.
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I have not been a follower of how many millions my films made or did not make.
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My problem was my inability to spend much time at home. I thought my family was secure, so I went running around everyplace else. I guess I had more of an effect on other people's kids than I did my own.
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I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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What I found particularly fascinating and satisfying about the Hindu tradition was its spirit of inclusiveness. In Sanatan Dharma, or what is commonly called Hinduism, I discovered the basic truths of all religions in a way that the oneness of God and religion is comprehensively understood.
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George loves the T Rex because it's the noisiest and the scariest.
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Only when I came to America did I think of myself as British.
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I had a lot of resistance, and not just to fame. I was always conscious of not changing.
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It appeared that most of the men and boys had died of starvation; they had not been executed. But the manner of death seemed unimportant. Murder had been done at Buchenwald. God alone knows how many men and boys have died there during the last twelve years.
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Rhythm and blues started even before phonograph records were being produced because black people entertained themselves. It wasn't done for money. It was done for entertainment. Most white people didn't know anything about this because prejudice kept them from ever seeing what was going on.
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If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.
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I hate celebrities. I really hate them.
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The President has been a big proponent of the public option since the campaign.
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I always think that if you look at anyone in detail, you will have empathy for them because you recognize them as a human being, no matter what they've done.
