Asif Kapadia Quotes
I studied graphic design originally. I used to like drawing, and I was quite into technical drawing. I was always interested in the visual medium, but I thought I was going to be an architect or something like that, but it's quite a lonely job.
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Man is a physical and spiritual epitome of the Universe.
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I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person.
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My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it.
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As I moved to less and less diverse places in my life, I realized that white people don't talk about race amongst themselves!
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I firmly believe that with President Trump in the White House, we have such a great opportunity as conservatives.
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By 1892, enlightenment had progressed to the point where the Salem trials were simply an embarrassing blot on the history of New England. They were a part of the past that was best forgotten: a reminder of how far the human race had come in two centuries.
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I believe journalism or news will migrate to the online medium.
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Why do you think so many actors are only half-developed people? It's very easy when you're a young actor to have these intense, explosive friendships for short periods of time, because you can control what's shown of you. Then you go on to your next job and reinvent yourself again. I think it's important to find something constant.
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The utilization of flat roofs as 'grounds' offers us a means of re-acclimatizing nature amidst the stony deserts of our great towns; for the plots from which she has been evicted to make room for buildings can be given back to her up aloft.
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You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow.
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Opera was the cinema of its time, so to bring back that popular appeal, you just need to unleash its visceral immediacy and excitement. Most productions don't manage that - but when an opera does do it, you never forget it.
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To play four hands requires two people who have great affinity for each other.
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Apparently God takes reception of Holy Communion seriously. Apparently some things are more sacred than politics. Apparently it's all or nothing when it comes to being Catholic.
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Going out for a meal, especially for young urbanites, is less about socialising over enjoyable food than about enjoying food as a way to socialise.
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No war is inevitable until it breaks out.
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The way management treats associates is exactly how the associates will treat the customers.
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Being an economist is the least ethical profession, closer to charlatanism than any science.
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I love auditioning. Since 'The Notebook' and 'Wedding Crashers,' I don't have to audition anymore, and I miss it. You get to show your interpretation of the character. I get nervous when I don't audition. What if they hate what I want to do?
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I do not know myself, and God forbid that I should.
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The only enemy is ignorance. Peace, people. Let's get rid of all this nuclear testing.
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I was always the youngest person in class, skinny, scrawny, no good at sports. I asserted myself by being smart. But then I got to college and started to get C's and D's. That was fantastic. I no longer had to be the smartest person in the room.
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The vocabulary of my cynical world doesn't allow me to explain the success of 'Lean In.'
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I studied graphic design originally. I used to like drawing, and I was quite into technical drawing. I was always interested in the visual medium, but I thought I was going to be an architect or something like that, but it's quite a lonely job.
