Asif Kapadia Quotes
Martin Scorsese was being given an honorary doctorate, and one of the tutors asked if there was a student film he particularly liked. He mentioned our film. There was a dinner after the final show just for the tutors, but I was smuggled in to meet Scorsese over dessert.
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You must always watch when David Lynch makes anything.
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Abortion's a private decision. But I just think it shouldn't be federalized.
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Given that we glimpse what distinguishes man from the beast, is there anything that distinguishes woman from man?
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When you get older, 10 matches a year are enough.
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If you're against globalisation, it doesn't achieve much by sort of bombing the head offices of Shell or Nestle. You unsettle people much more by blowing up an Oxfam shop because people can't understand the motive.
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You have to build your credentials as a candidate, not just as a woman. You also have to be willing to exercise power. We've been educated to be mothers, peacemakers, but we must learn that we can't please everybody.
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The givers of most of the corruption in Africa are from outside Africa.
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Every year I hear people complain that the quality of screenplays and movies is declining. In my opinion, the vast majority of scripts written - as well as most movies that are released - are not very original, well-written, or interesting. It has always been that way, and I think it always will be.
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I love music; it's my passion.
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'Do you always travel first-class, Mr. Hardman?' 'Yes, sir. The firm pays my travelling expenses.' He winked.
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I wanted to close my eyes and let the silence swallow me whole.
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One time I tried to use the bathroom in the dark, and I missed the toilet, and I fell on the floor.
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Sichuan food would not be Sichuanese without the hot chilies that arrived before 1700 from South America.
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Martin Scorsese was being given an honorary doctorate, and one of the tutors asked if there was a student film he particularly liked. He mentioned our film. There was a dinner after the final show just for the tutors, but I was smuggled in to meet Scorsese over dessert.
