Bennett Miller Quotes
I want to work with performers who really are ready to lose their minds, you know? People who are established and have talent, but who are ready to break new ground and really be cracked open in a new way.
Quotes to Explore
-
President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term.
-
My mom says that when I was a little kid, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I don't remember that.
-
Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.
-
If we keep an open mind, too much is likely to fall into it.
-
I will never support any tax increase on middle-income earners, ever... If you're not going to eliminate loopholes and exemptions, then I wouldn't support lowering rates.
-
I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it.
-
Anytime you do something in this arena, whether it's public records or ethics, it's not like throwing a stone in a quiet pond. It's like throwing a boulder.
-
I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it on my phone and read it while I'm on the road.
-
Whenever I walk out on a stage, I'm begging for affection.
-
I'm very spiritual. I meditate every day. I don't know if that's surprising or not, but I've been doing that since I was 16 every day, so that's like kind of my thing. I'm really a hippie-chick at heart.
-
The bad guys don't always get punished and the good guys are not necessarily pure.
-
Um, well, I made a new CD called 'Dream With Me' and it's out now, and I'm really excited about it.
-
(On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told you to wait in the car.
-
I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity.
-
I'm the girl who will show up in jeans no matter what - but the jeans can get fancier and fancier.
-
The beautiful thing about the NFL season is to see a team come together after they get to know each other in the spring and summer. You then go through adversity together and see how you respond. The teams that can respond in a positive way are the teams that are going to be there in the end.
-
Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right.
-
I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.
-
I think it's more optimistic about human nature to acknowledge that people are the products of their time but then to see that they have moments of grace and dignity that everybody has.
-
The press has become so dishonest that if we don’t talk about, we are doing a tremendous disservice to the American people. Tremendous disservice. We have to talk to find out what’s going on, because the press honestly is out of control. The level of dishonesty is out of control.
-
I don't think we should tell them what we're going to do in advance. Let them think. Worry. Wonder. Uncertainty is the most chilling thing of all.
-
I mean the game is just, everybody talks about baseball but I really think football probably has a little bit more American feeling than anything.
-
As a musician, you never understand why people connect with certain songs.
-
I want to work with performers who really are ready to lose their minds, you know? People who are established and have talent, but who are ready to break new ground and really be cracked open in a new way.
