Kevin Costner Quotes
There are a lot of things that come to bear on movies now that I don't think are good for movies. They're trying to appeal to the biggest demographic and, when they do that, you sometimes flatten out.
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Well, I decided to stop. And I did. I stopped smoking, and I stopped speed at the same time.
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Like baseball, food will never go out of style; we will always need to eat and we will always find it entertaining. I think of food TV this way - all the fun and none of the calories.
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Although some secrecy is odious, some is essential just to preserve our sense of self.
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There are now hundreds of thousands of new engineers that are being trained in China. If people start finding themselves losing their jobs, not to the Chinese here but because China has become such a dominant force - then there could very well be a backlash.
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In the south, whether it is a small film or a big film, everybody sees it. So, there is always something for everybody to come, see, and enjoy.
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To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
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I kind of woke up one morning and was like, 'Oh I see what's happening, I get everything'. I woke up and was like, 'I get it, I'm a product.'
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A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.
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There is no better high than discovery.
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Color is a matter of taste and of sensitivity.
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My parents were ordinary people; we lived in a small apartment.
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I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.
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Truthfully, I'm pretty stuck in the '80s.
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We need to focus on building up our own nation and creating jobs here at home.
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It's not my goal to be a famous actor.
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I'm a real romantic.
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I never thought I would write a memoir at age 40... but I did have this unique place in history.
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If you always think about your dreams or goals, work steadfastly towards them and continue to challenge yourself, you will definitely be able to realise those dreams or goals.
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Being critical of Tom Cruise is being critical of Scientology itself. You are evil.
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Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called what it may.
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As you do on any cable series, if they introduce you as the villain, then you better start working towards making him a really good guy, or if they introduce you as a really good guy, then you better start working towards being the villain. Your character has to go somewhere, or else they become very uninteresting.
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Action scenes are not that different from other scenes.
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The A-B-C's of Living Life's Purpose: A=Accept all things you can't change. B=Be Grateful for all that you have. C=Constantly create progress towards to your goals & dreams.
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There are a lot of things that come to bear on movies now that I don't think are good for movies. They're trying to appeal to the biggest demographic and, when they do that, you sometimes flatten out.
