Carlo Ponti Quotes
There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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I've listened to female vocalists my whole life. That's what I love. I still listen to guys' vocals and don't get taken aback a lot.
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In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.
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I want young people to be hesitant to glorify war and to demand of their leaders justification for the sacrifices they ask of our citizens.
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I think that I am seeing the Internet and seeing technology take and seeing how the work I do through music directly affects people's lives better than any politician I've ever met.
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I think one problem we've had is that people who are smart and creative and innovative as engineers went into financial engineering.
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Every city is always changing, on its own trajectory.
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My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing experimental plays.
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My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'
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All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business.
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I always knew that I was going to be a writer. There was no question in my mind about that.
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You have to love your body, respect it, and treat it well.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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When I die, I hope they don't cremate me 'cuz I'll burn forever.
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I also like to garden. I grow things, vegetables, flowers... I particularly like orchids. I raise orchids.
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I loved experiencing city life in New York.
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I never dreamed that shooting a film would be so hard. There was less regulation then of child actors' hours. Even the concept of acting confused me.
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When I was a kid, I wasn't making my choices based on anything other than 'Did I want to work that day?' or 'Did being in school sound more fun?' And I don't remember ever reading a script and thinking, 'Is this going to be a fun part to play?'
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If you would attract good fortune, you must get rid of doubt. As long as that stands between you and your ambition, it will be a bar that will cut you off. You must have faith. No man can make a fortune while he is convinced that he can't.
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Extremes meet', as the whiting said with its tail in its mouth.
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In a storm, I think, 'What if the gospel be not true? Then thou art, of all men, most foolish. For what has thou given up thy goods, thy ease, thy friends, thy reputation, thy country, thy life?'
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There is no room in the world, as you say, for second rate work.
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Chemical weapons simply have no place in the 21st century. Progress in this vital area will help generate momentum to meet our goal of eliminating all weapons of mass destruction.
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It's more fun in a way to do ensemble scenes, where you know your background, you know the scene, but you can't prepare because someone else is going to say something that is going to lead you off.
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
