Andrew Lau Quotes
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I like when everything's naturally moving along - I find that pretty exciting.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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On Tumblr, I'm really careful about not following too many things. I enjoy going on there to discover new things more than anywhere else now.
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There are so few movies that still cast on chemistry. Now it's often, like, this person's movies make this amount of money, and this person's movie makes that amount of money, so let's put them together.
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You know, people always ask, 'What are you like offstage?' And I always say, 'Well, I'm completely normal and mellow.'
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All I can say is that I did admire 'The Lives of Others', which I thought was really about something and beautifully done.
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There's nothing that compares with the time spent all by myself on a creation that is all my own. I still think of my solo work as my 'home planet' in comics, though I've learned to listen much more to editors and trusted friends for feedback.
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Only 10 percent of the people in the U.S. like dry wines. You shouldn't get down on people just because they like a little sugar.
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I am very much a Republican.
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When you're watching television, you don't want to watch a show where everything just works out. You don't want to see a relationship that's just blossoming and everyone's happy and sunshine and roses all the time. That's also not true in life.
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Human nature and deliberate effort must unite, and then the reputation of the sage and the work of unifying all under Heaven are thereupon brought to completion.
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I'm obsessed with 'Top Chef'.
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My father... removed from Kentucky to... Indiana, in my eighth year... It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. There I grew up... Of course when I came of age, I did not know much. Still somehow, I could read, write, and cipher... but that was all.
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I want to show that theater isn't just talking about feelings or people wearing tights.
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You never know what a fool you can be till life gives you the chance.
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When it's all said and done, I want to look back on my career and say I did numerous things.
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It's weird. I don't really have goals. I just try to make sure I'm enjoying what I'm doing. Once I start to get sick of it, the next thing becomes obvious.
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Female influence came from my grandmother and my aunt. They would sing Corsican love songs while cleaning the house and dress all in black and say melodramatic things like: 'I want to die.'
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If we could have seen through the televisions, we would probably have seen many a child grow up.
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Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.
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Mistrust those in whom the urge to punish is strong.
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As an artist myself, I know what it's like to put your heart and soul into something. You can feel the presence of another person.
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I don't have bad relationships with my players. But I don't get into long conversations with them either.
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You need to make certain decisions to expand your market.
