Arthur Potts Dawson Quotes
My plan is to open five restaurants based on the five elements in Chinese philosophy: wood, water, fire, earth and metal.
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We have to set our own agenda, we have to set our own standards, we have to be very strong about what we want, we have to be very strong about our passion and if it's not right for you, you shouldn't do it just because you're advised by so-called geniuses.
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Life does not owe me a shred.
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I'm honored that I'm in history, but I don't think it would mean anything if it doesn't change anything.
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It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.
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I love snacks, but I'm kind of growing out of them. I'm getting into fruit and Clif Bars.
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I rarely think about myself that much. I really don't.
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I look for someone whose upbringing was somewhat similar to mine because they can understand me - love for the family and everything else. You see someone's relationship with their parents, and you realize what that person's going to be like as a parent.
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I love working with the right actor, and if the right actor happens to be unknown, that should be allowed, too, I think.
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The culinary tradition in my family is very strong. My mother, a very wise woman, spent the better part of her life in a kitchen. It's a very strong part of her identity. I grew up there next to the fire.
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Paradoxically, since gay men rarely have gay parents, cultural transmission must come from friends or strangers (a problem since the generations so seldom mix in gay life).
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There is no question that Iraq is one of the main problems. You'd have to be blind not to see what a magnet and generating force it's become for terrorist groups.
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I had a pretty public divorce. They're not easy - divorces - and it took me a long time to really get through.
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Greening the globalised manufacturing and sourcing will be the single biggest help multinationals could make to the tough pollution control in China and other developing countries.
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It's better to be honest about your opinions than to pretend you don't have them.
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Movies are a commercial medium. We don't make movies to impress our friends and critics. It's an expensive medium. We have to gain money from it.
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As long as I can contribute, I'll continue working.
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I'm going to trust my instincts when something's wrong.
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'The Lego Movie?' I've never heard of it.
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Perseus wore a magic cap that the monsters he hunted down might not see him. We draw the magic cap down over eyes and ears as a make-believe that there are no monsters.
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An actor's a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, ain't listening.
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I love cats.
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I often go on a liquid fast a couple of days a week. I never take just water. Instead, I'll have maybe six glasses of vegetable and fruit juices a day.
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Know your lines; otherwise, have an open mind because you want to get lost in the moment. When you have talented actors and directors to work with, then it's pretty easy to do.
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My plan is to open five restaurants based on the five elements in Chinese philosophy: wood, water, fire, earth and metal.
