Ben Lewin Quotes
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I used to believe I was going to live forever. And then you suddenly become aware that you're not.
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Being flown to the U.S. to meet Sofia Coppola is really exciting. I was freaking out. I'm a little nervous, as I don't want to muck it up I want to do my best.
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The first prize for any production is, if you can find a location that means you don't have to build sets, that will serve, and is not excessively expensive to hire, then it can save you a lot of money.
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Considering all the legal hassle child stars can be, I won't be surprised when they are phased out by CGI children voiced by adult actors.
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Kevin Hart. He's the man! I like his style. He's short, so I can relate. All the stories he tells are real. I respect that, and he's just a really funny dude - great comedy instincts. To do stand-up on a stage for an hour and tell stories and make people laugh is incredible.
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My mother wrote a couple of romances when I was a kid, and I always saw books in our bookshelf with 'Schroeder' on the spine.
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No intelligent man wears a moustache voluntarily - you can write that down.
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The United States is a low-trade - low-tariff country.
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I did not have a van, or wear Birkenstocks and tie-dyes.
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If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.
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If you get 10,000 guys to put their ideal woman into a computer, it still comes out looking like Angelina Jolie.
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The physics of water is central to cooking, because food is mostly water. All steak that you cook is actually boiled on the inside.
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One of my favorite things about doing movies is that you get to do different things you'd never do in real life.
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Being outside is a loose theme on 'Paracosm.' Acoustic-sounding instruments have that warmth to them that is really important to communicate. It was really important for me to tell a story – my favorite records have a narrative feel.
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The poverty program was not designed to eliminate poverty.
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I just think political correctness is crap.
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Wikileaks didn't help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
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Nobody is going to hand you a music career.
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I'm not even on Facebook. I've got enough friends I never see. You know how you have a lot of friends you never call? I don't have time for new friends, and I don't want to be friends with someone only online.
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I've always wanted to dye my hair a bright color.
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I can't ever remember sitting around and saying, 'gosh let's hurry up and get these debates going, that'll win it for me.' Nope.
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It is a little weird now, going over to Heath's place. It's like, 'Hi Heath, hi Nomes.' Very strange!
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Some people would call me a workaholic. I don't consider this time: I just love my work so much, so it's my real hobby, OK? And, yeah, getting some play during working hours for which you are paid is the best job I can recommend for anyone around!
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If you look at the types of directors out there, I'm not as weird as most of them.
