Sam Taylor-Johnson Quotes
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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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The next step for me with the Up is how it talks with the rest of the home. It's an object that can tell the home where I am and what I'm doing.
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Look what venison does to a goofy guitar player from Detroit? I'm going to be 54 this year and if I had any more energy I'd scare you.
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I try to give the appearance that I have it all together and that I know what I'm talking about, but at the end of the day, I think I might be full of crap.
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The path of least resistance is the path of the loser.
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There is very strong historical data that suggests the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.
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Even in music concerts in Mumbai and different parts of the world, seats are reserved for sponsors.
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I lived in America for a long time before I started working as an actor. Some actors show up on set and have never done an American accent before, so they rely on a slew of technical mechanisms. Part of what makes an accent is understanding why people speak that way - you have to understand the culture.
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I've never really been a character on TV. I think, if possible, you want to portray yourself. If you're in a situation where you're supposed to react, you need to react.
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The only way to find out why someone decides to engage in armed combat is to look at their individual personality.
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The names are bigger, the show is worldwide, but I get a royal pass into life in the broadcasting business.
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I love and adore being a mother. It's the greatest gift I've ever been given.
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I have big hands. I can't do the touch-screen thing. I'm a button guy. I want to press buttons.
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Save yourself some grief. Check with the publicist you hire to see what other books he/she has coming out at the same time as yours.
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I've learned never say never.
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Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.
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If you were to ask me to choose between democratic values and wealth, power, prosperity and fame, I will very easily and without any doubt choose democratic values.
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A good amount of the guys wanted to date me. Even older guys looking at me. It took some getting used to.
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I always have the feeling in these low states that something good is about to happen. That's when I feel the fullest, the rawest, the closest to myself.
Nastassja Kinski -
The most common trouble with advertising is that it tries too hard to impress people.
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When it comes to staying myself - my career isn't my life, it doesn't come home with me. So it's a piece of piss staying grounded and not being changed by it. The same things I've always liked still satisfy me. My team's the same and my group of friends are the same. Of course I'm bowled over by people's response to 21, and when I meet artists I love, it blows my mind. But it baffles me as well. I go home and my best friend laughs at me, rather than going to a celebrity-studded party to rub shoulders with people who know me but who I don't know. I'm Z-list when it comes to that sh**.
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I would say that awards are for children. Because children need a tangible representation of their achievement. And as adults, you have to settle for the respect and admiration of your peers.
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We're not lawbreakers, we're law-abiding, and intend to stay that way.
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I love showing my scar on my tummy - it is shaped like a question mark.
