John Gourley Quotes
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All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
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I'm very easily distracted unless I have music on. Listening to music while I brainstorm makes me think of scenes that would fit the mood of the music I'm playing.
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When you start directing movies at the age of 24, you're just a kid; you don't necessarily even have the experiences to add to the story. You're working off of instinct and raw emotions and raw talent, and hopefully it's the same trajectory as growing as a person.
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It takes 15,000 casualties to train a major general.
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Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.
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I was very competitive. I hated losing. No matter what, I had to win.
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Acting is all about finding the truth within whatever world you're in.
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What's interesting about Twitter and the influencers that someone follows - like, say, Shaquille O'Neal - is that they see someone who is using the exact same tools that they have access to, and I think that inspires this hope to be able to really engage with someone like him.
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I made a lot of mistakes growing up, trying so hard to fit in. I got so lost trying to please everybody.
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A girl has the power to go forward in her life. And she’s not only a mother, she’s not only a sister, she’s not only a wife. But a girl has the – she should have an identity. She should be recognized and she has equal rights as a boy.
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How strange it was that this other woman, this girl-child, should speak of her son so possessively, should speak of his future as if it were her own future.
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'Thenceforth they thought that, rationally concluded, doubt could become an instrument of knowledge.'
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Michelangelo, revealed me to myself, revealed to me the truth of forms. I went to Florence to find what I possessed in Paris and elsewhere, but it is he who taught me this.
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My first relationship was from when I was about 15 to 19. My second relationship was kind of like a rebound, but also a really important part of my journey - he was very emotionally manipulative and just wanted me to be an accessory.
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At lunchtime, our kitchen was like a mini restaurant: my grandmother and mother had to cook for as many as 25 people - extended family plus 10 employees. We ate a lot of cabbage and a lot of potatoes.
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I've always used my hair for whatever it is needed for. I had it an inch long and jet black for a Pinter play I did. Changes you completely.
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I believe chemistry is based on the trust between two performers. What actually works is something intangible - being extremely comfortable in each other's presence.
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Relationships do change throughout the course of your life, and I always think in terms of relationships changing and evolving rather than starting and stopping.
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I live in Florida, and I live on a small lagoon. I sit and look out at the water all day - that's what my desk is.
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I really want to try soccer after I retire because I've watched football over the years and I think I could be a good contender.
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Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque caricatures of himself.
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So if I have two pieces of cake, do I have twice as good an experience as the first piece of cake? One of the things I've found in life is that the first piece of cake is the best.
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You can never predict a hit.
