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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I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not use irony in any way.
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I love the Web, but the basis of my work is going through the physical books. When you go to the library, you see other books around on the shelves that you never knew existed. You can flip through a book and see the whole outline of it.
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On oilrigs men who only work an 8-hour day are contemptuously called nine-to-fivers. In stark contrast, women are more likely not to take risks, even when the risks are minimal. What's the message to our sons? Our praise of our sons when they risk physical danger teaches them that a willingness to be physically abused creates love. Abuse-as-love? Yes.
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Motherhood is wonderful, but it's also hard work. It's the logistics more than anything. You discover you have reserves of energy you didn't know you had.
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I'll never forgive myself. We might have gotten rid of Willie forever if I'd only struck him out.
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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.
