Oriana Fallaci Quotes
The larger truth, the universal truth that you can give in a novel, is far greater than what you can give through journalism.
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I think Freud is about contamination, but I think that is something he learned from Shakespeare, because Shakespeare is about nothing but contamination, you might say.
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I don't believe in endorsing a product that you don't want to endorse.
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You'll probably find most models are incredibly insecure about their bodies.
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Sometimes when you do interviews, it gets twisted up.
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Truth in our society often takes a back seat to securing gainful consequences.
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When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
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Stuffed vine leaves tend to burn and/or stick when you cook them. To avoid this, use a heavy based pan lined with a few layers of second-rate leaves.
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The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.
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The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there's nothing you can do about it.
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Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?
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If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!
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I tried for years to get an agent because I was told you needed an agent. The agent-hunting process was grim indeed.
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There's nothing worse than a director who feels more like a cop than a comrade, so I try to never give orders or create an environment where it's 'my way or the highway,' because actually allowing talented people to bring their originality and insight always brings more depth and complexity than if everyone has to do what you tell them to!
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I guess when I first started speaking with an American accent, there's a tendency to create a caricature of the accent because you just exaggerate the pieces that stand out to you.
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My friends seem much more excited about my doing Anastasia than Brainstorm... and to tell you the truth, I feel the same way.
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Being boring is just wrong, isn't it? You wouldn't have got anywhere being boring.
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Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
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Well, you can't argue with somebody that won't argue back.
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Life is what happens when you're doing other things, right?
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When you deprive people of their right to live in dignity, to hope for a better future, to have control over their lives, when you deprive them of that choice, then you expect them to fight for these rights.
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In terms of political things, I think it's important to be more direct in terms of political statements. I think in terms of philosophical and things that you plant things and see them grow lyrically or musically, it's okay to be subtle.
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In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.
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I don't want to just be a champion, and I'm done with that. I wanna be a lightweight legend.
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The larger truth, the universal truth that you can give in a novel, is far greater than what you can give through journalism.
