Bennett Miller Quotes
I'm not going to take something based on budget and do something just for the sake of it. I want to make good films.
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First responders will be on the frontlines if there is a terrorist attack in our communities, and we must provide them with the tools they need to do their difficult jobs.
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Awards don't really mean much.
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I firmly believe that one of the best kept secrets to soft and glowing skin is moisturisation.
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When we come to understand nature, we are touching the most deep and most important parts of ourself.
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I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
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I obviously would love to have a girlfriend, but a girlfriend deserves so much of your time and energy. And she deserves to be treated like a princess because that's how you should treat your girls. And if I can't give them that time and that devotion because of my dedication to football, then I don't feel like I should almost waste their time.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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My greatest regret is selling my company.
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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
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I am going to keep having fun every day I have left, because there is no other way of life. You just have to decide whether you are a Tigger or an Eeyore.
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The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.
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As more ad spending shifts online, the ability to have expertise and to innovate quickly will become critical.
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I've sort of been an anthropologist of modern America, in a non-academic way. Whether it's Marines or Tupperware salesladies, high end audiophiles or bike couriers, I'm fascinated by the hallmarks of the American tribe.
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I do love traveling, so I've been able to travel a lot.
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There is no better high than discovery.
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The mere fact that so many continue to rise, year after year, out of just such conditions as you may think are fatal to your advancement, ought to convince you that you also can conquer your environment.
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People tend to work in teams, in a collaborative way, in an informal network. If you create an environment like that, it's much more effective and much more efficient.
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There are a lot of bad screenplays so if you write a good screenplay people are going to respond to it.
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I actually like football a great deal.
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Certainly for me, as an astrobiologist, science fiction has played an important role. One of the quandaries of our field is that we are trying to study and search for something - life - that we can't define in a rigorous way. We only have one example of a biosphere, so we can't really give a good definition.
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No actor has made a career of exerting determination to the extent that Matt Damon has. In the 'Bourne' movies, he burned himself down to a central nervous system - his focus fried away unnecessary calories.
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I'm not going to take something based on budget and do something just for the sake of it. I want to make good films.
