Bennett Miller Quotes

I am attracted to these outsider characters who just don't belong anywhere, and who are operating in worlds they sort of don't fit, coupled with huge ambitions.

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• I believed in Bobby Kennedy. Campaigning for him was an attempt to give back something to this country that has given me so much.

  

  Sammy Davis, Jr.
  • Country
  • Me
  • Him

• Natural gas is a better transportation fuel than gasoline, so if that's the case, it's cheaper, it's cleaner and it's a domestic resource.

  

  T. Boone Pickens
  • Better
  • Environmental
  • Fuel

• In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.

  

  Feisal Abdul Rauf
  • People
  • World
  • Peace

• For any actor - not just talking about myself - but if you've been fortunate enough to work for a long period of time, there's going to be different choices you're going to make.

  

  Haley Bennett
  • Time
  • Work
  • Different

• I wouldn't say I'm vain - I'm just in a job where the way you look is important. Well, at least the facelift wasn't vanity, but the hair was.

  

  Gary Numan
  • Important
  • Job
  • Hair

• Living in Malibu is like being in a bubble, so discovering others that are so different from me has been incredibly gratifying.

  

  Kaia Gerber
  • Me
  • Discovering
  • Incredibly

• I'm hoping I'll eventually get to be a beauty blogger myself because I do my own makeup, and I have for years.

  

  Kat Graham
  • Myself
  • Beauty
  • Makeup

• People are not ants or bees. We do not reason or love or live or die collectively.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • People
  • Live
  • Love

• If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time.

  

  Joanne Rowling
  • Time
  • Long
  • Afraid

• I was surprised by how much I liked 'Hacksaw Ridge' and its depth.

  

  Taylor Sheridan
  • Surprised
  • How
  • Depth

• You've got to be picky in this business - if you're not, then I don't think you have the option of longevity. You've got to be choosy and try and do something that's outside of the box and dangerous. I love doing stuff that excites me, gives me that adrenalin rush.

  

  Aaron Paul
  • Business
  • Dangerous
  • Longevity

• I have a number of vices, one of which is moderation.

  

  E. L. Doctorow
  • Number
  • Moderation
  • Vices

• I don't have a child, so Women for Women is like my child. But I always said I would step down after 20 years. I didn't want to be a 60-year-old woman holding on to something I created when I was 23.

  

  Zainab Salbi
  • Women
  • Woman
  • Step

• It's not just what Christian fiction lacks I appreciate - it's what it offers. The variety is vast: contemporary, historical, suspense, mysteries, adventure, young adult, romance, fantasy, science fiction.

  

  Randy Alcorn
  • Science
  • Christian
  • Adventure

• I've been really lucky that I've been exposed to a lot of lovely, talented people who are not jerks, and I would like to continue that streak.

  

  Mackenzie Davis
  • People
  • Lucky
  • Lovely

• I had a very difficult relationship with my father, which ended up okay, but there were many difficult years.

  

  Salman Rushdie
  • Up
  • Father
  • Relationship

• Once the bear's hug has got you, it is apt to be for keeps.

  

  Harold MacMillan
  • You
  • Hug
  • Bear

• I was a baseball fan myself, I wanted to play baseball.

  

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Play
  • Myself
  • Baseball

• I bear a charmed life, which must not yield To one of woman born.

  

  William Shakespeare
  • Life
  • Born
  • Bears

• Working with Jon Hamm was super-fun because he's a brilliant actor and he's very kind. I would hang around sets for scenes that I wasn't even in because I wanted to watch how he worked.

  

  Caity Lotz
  • Fun
  • Kind
  • Actor

• A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as bad.

  

  Bob Edwards
  • Bad
  • Learning
  • Ignorance

• Every time I got drunk, this girl named Nikki would show up. When I got drunk, I was just a different person. This is a totally different person than Lisa. When these two started to battle it out, I had to create a third person to come in and straighten the two of them out. Nina, my evil twin who came from within, who I blame my sins on. (satanic alter) All the problems I did have stemmed from what I was doing - I was creating all these different personalities.

  

  Lisa Lopes TLC
  • Drunk
  • Every Time
  • Different Person

• Go slow. If you have the time for eight countries, take five. If you're rushed to take five, take three.

  

  Kate Simon
  • Country
  • Three
  • Eight

• I am attracted to these outsider characters who just don't belong anywhere, and who are operating in worlds they sort of don't fit, coupled with huge ambitions.

  

  Bennett Miller