Asif Kapadia Quotes
After Newport, I worked in television for a while, and then I went to The Royal College Of Art and did a master's degree. I really did study quite a lot!
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An economically peaceful and prosperous Sri Lanka is the dream of youth of the nation. My message for the youth is to collectively work for an inclusively developed Sri Lanka.
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The American people likewise want to see enforcement first, no tricks, no triggers, no amnesty, enforcing existing laws and closing loopholes to reaffirm that our great Republic is, in fact, a nation of laws.
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Biggie was a lyrical genius: he was a musical painter with words. As he rapped, you would see the picture come to life as you heard his story. You hear a lot of rappers rap; you hear a lot of singers sing, but you don't see the movie in your head the way you do when you hear Biggie rap.
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I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.
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I dress for men.
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There is a disturbing reincarnation of socialist and nationalist dictatorships raising their heads around the world and even in our own back yard. You see it in places like Venezuela and Bolivia, stoked in no small part by Cuba, and also in Central Asia, and troubling trends in Russia and China.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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Well, yeah, but I probably wasn't as open about my desperation.
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For all its flaws, 'The Hands of Orlac' really is a seminal film, and if you're partial to that particular B-movie subgenre of Demon Body Parts, you really ought to see it.
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I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
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What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.
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Well, first I have to make the team, of course.
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He's this amazing ambassador for all superheroes. What we've made as a film not only examines that but is also an amazing adventure story. It's been an honor to work on. As a comic book fan, Superman is like the Rosetta Stone of all superheroes.
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Know what suits you. Now I understand proportion and recognise the shapes that look good on my figure.
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If you don't hire originals, you run the risk of people disagreeing but not voicing their dissent.
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I've been in situations where I was the only black guy. We're in a time now where nobody wants to see that. But it still happens.
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What we need is an electronic encyclopedia of life, with one page for each species. On each page is given everything known about that species.
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Any personal crisis - you have to use it to get stronger.
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Energetic action on debt would make a radical difference to the prospects of many of the poorest countries in the world, at no practical cost to creditor countries.
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I really thought I wanted to be a lawyer, but then I had an epiphany when I was in law school and dropped out. I'd always been a journalism junkie, but I'd never had confidence to think that I could actually edit or write the stories.
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I feel like because I've done more gay characters, gay scenes, or gay projects than most straight actors, people see it as some sort of mission. It's more of a case-by-case basis, and just trying to capture figures that I love. I guess that a lot of the figures that I love were gay.
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But would it make things better if I let myself get down all the time?
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After Newport, I worked in television for a while, and then I went to The Royal College Of Art and did a master's degree. I really did study quite a lot!
