Bennett Miller Quotes
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Comedy's really subjective, you know; that's why it's so hard.
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I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot.
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People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.
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No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more.
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Everything I do is for my parents, None of this matters without them. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be here... If it wasn't for them, if it wasn't for the structure and the backbone that I have, I wouldn't be able to mess up and keep coming back and sit in front of you as a world champion.
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I am the guardian of power, not its owner.
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I had rather be called a journalist than an artist.
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Self-discovery is above all the realization that we are alone: it is the opening of an impalpable, transparent wall - that of our consciousness - between the world and ourselves.
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I'm never away from my boys for more than three days.
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I am not a hound; I am an attention-seeker. Very different animal. My kind of attention requires greater finesse.
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Now, I don't know how they judge all that, but if anybody in the world deserves to be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Ritchie Valens does.
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It's hard for people sometimes to relate to me. They weren't in the military, they weren't injured overseas in Iraq, they weren't burned, they didn't go through 33 surgeries, or two and a half years in the hospital.
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In 1921, Harry Houdini started his own film company called - wait for it - the Houdini Picture Corporation.
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If you cry over a guy, then your friends can't date him. It can't even be considered.
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It's like a painter with various layers of paint. I start with a drum loop and add keyboards, and then melodies start to take shape. The vocals happen later. I've never really done therapy before, but it's a form of therapy. Everything else falls away.
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I had 500 kids at camp this past summer for example. We do nine weeks for kids and nine days for grown ups every summer. The adult camp is a lot of fun.
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Junooniyat for love but not necessarily from the romantic perspective. For me, that is for family, that is for my work. For me, both these things are very important, so there is junoon for people I love, which is my family, and my work, which I worship.
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Being an economist is the least ethical profession, closer to charlatanism than any science.
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My parents are so amazing; they're brilliant. We try to take one step at a time and be wise about the decisions we make and keep our values and the things that are important.
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When I performed at 'Open Mic U.K.' I had this connection with the audience that I'd never felt before, and I loved it. It was my first big thing, and looking out into the crowd... was just amazing.
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I saw Frank Frazetta's art, and it seared on my memory. I love his paintings. They're so amazing.
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Mutual funds dare to be average. In fact, they dare to be lousy. They have long since ceased striving for anything resembling perfection when it comes to managing your money.
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Fortunately, most religious people accept medicine as a gift from God and reap the benefits of both realms.
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It's amazing how much you will forgive if the behavior is truthful.
