Xavier Dolan Quotes
'Heartbeats' is a film on people magnifying and subliming reality when they're in love. Hence the overstylized look, the aesthetics, the robes, the dresses, the vintage, hipster-ish look: All of this is voluntary. I'm not a hipster. I'm not!
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I read part of it all the way through.
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There is no button that you push and the next day you become independent.
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I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant.
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Any conception of human well-being you could plausibly have, the Taliban patently fails to maximize it.
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The novel moves like all the arts. It's transforming itself all the time.
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I do think that 'Pretty Little Liars' has raised the bar in how social media can tie into the fan base watching the show.
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I've been too many places. I'm like the bad penny.
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Starting in business is like getting married... there is really no good time and no bad time. The time is now.
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I have decided in 2020 to run for president.
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In India, by and large, women are not educated enough to be bread winners and, within the moorings of traditional cultures, do not have the courage and the capacity to leave the matrimonial home. Given the inequality prevalent in family structures, the woman's right to opt out is suicidal.
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Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
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Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of its physical and intangible cultural heritage.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired.
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I keep pushing buttons and trying to grow as a person and as a filmmaker.
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I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once I figure it out, that's the only thing I'll play.
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As a working mother high heels don't really fit into my life anymore - but in a totally wonderful way. I would much rather think about my son than myself.
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I can take any series of numbers and turn it into music, from Bach to bebop, Herbie Hancock to hip-hop.
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They were targeting those people I referred to as 'little Eichmanns.' These were legitimate targets.
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'Heartbeats' is a film on people magnifying and subliming reality when they're in love. Hence the overstylized look, the aesthetics, the robes, the dresses, the vintage, hipster-ish look: All of this is voluntary. I'm not a hipster. I'm not!
