Antonio Banderas Quotes
When you go to the movie theater and the opening of this movie and you see the kids just cracking up with a character you are giving your voice to, you get goose bumps. It's so beautiful.
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When I lead essay workshops, I ask students to come up with at least five topics, which they'll narrow down to one. The winning idea should be the story the student is most excited to tell because it honestly reflects his or her best self.
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My dad and I would watch Ray Lewis a lot. His tenacity, and he was everywhere. I wanted that mindset, too.
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I worked on the line, I've been an executive chef, I've worked for the Mets, I've worked for various steakhouses, vegetarian restaurants, a lot of Middle Eastern stuff. I've worked my fair share of a lot of different things. I've worked at festivals and street fairs, you know? I've been through it all.
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If I could work with Joan Van Ark every day for the rest of my life I would.
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I expect the Republicans will enjoy a large bounce out of their convention. They're here wrapping themselves in the 9/11 flag, which I think is inappropriate in many ways, but it's their choice.
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My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.
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I am not into marriage. You look at all the marriages breaking down and all the people cheating on their marriages, and you become cynical. Marriage is nothing but a label.
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I'm waiting for them to make 'Thundercats'. I would love to be Cheetara.
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If you write a novel alone you sit and you weave a little narrative. And it's O.K., but it's of no account.
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On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film.
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There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
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'The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movement in Iraq,' by Hanna Batatu. Few may wish to take on this massive, obscure work, but it changed my life, and I love it.
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The joy is in the getting there. The beginning years of starting your business, the camaraderie when you're in the pit together, are the best years of your life. So rather than being so focused on when you get big and powerful, if you can just get the juice out of that... don't miss it.
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I can be very ordinary looking.
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I love Japan, and Tokyo is my favorite city.
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I always have a million things going on at once, but I try to put my energy into the most immediate need.
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I read a lot of highly unsuitable books for an 11-year-old. I was desperate to read as widely as possible. I thought, 'There are so many places I am never going to get the chance to visit, but I can if I read them.' And I did. I could go anywhere in the world - and off it - by reading.
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The left-brainer and the economist in me says watch what people do, not what they say.
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They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of fear.
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My job is to be a problem-solver.
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People have seen the Modi government's track record, and now they believe that if we say something, it will happen.
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Along with former President Bill Clinton, we have Sam Nunn to thank for the sorry debacle of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'
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I've never boxed in my life, never been in a military base in my life, never grew up with anyone in the military.
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When you go to the movie theater and the opening of this movie and you see the kids just cracking up with a character you are giving your voice to, you get goose bumps. It's so beautiful.
