Adam Wingard Quotes
I think, as a filmmaker, it's important to be honest with yourself at all times in terms of what's working and what's not.
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If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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After 'Sesame Street,' it's a hyper-familiar world to me and I have this childlike ability to ignore the fact that I'm talking to scraps of cloth. Every country I go to, I see posters promoting the film in different languages. 'Los Muppets' - I love that!
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Write your own songs. It helps you to mean what you're singing, which will then make it mean something to listeners.
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Phrases that have historical significance or become headlines don't just magically appear in the moment. They are mindfully planned.
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You have to realize that a lot of life is just fortune and the ebbs of flows of what goes on.
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I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.
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If I have a Sunday free, I'll go up the coast and spend some time on the beach. I scuba dive and swim and sail. A lot of the things I like are around the water.
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The moment in which you make somebody laugh, you're only doing it to make them laugh and be happy. Then afterward you can be like, 'Oh, I just want the attention. I feel so good that everybody's listening to me and I got the approval that I need.'
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It's okay to take time for yourself. We give so much of ourselves to others and we need to be fueled both physically and mentally. If we are in balance, it helps us in all our interactions.
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I don't want to be on the Internet.
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Focus on remedies, not faults.
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I think we respond well when we do something well.
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The fact that 35 percent of all American giving went to religious organizations in 2010 reflects how closely bound many of us are with our place of worship.
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You do your work as fully as you can, and the ones who hear the sound join in.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I never wanted to be one of those 'Where are they now?' kids.
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The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
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Even if it happened in real life - and oftentimes, especially if it happened in real life - it might not work in fiction.
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My holidays are very important. Mind you, I take a very long one every year.
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I don't know if I'll have a better friend than Bill Paxton.
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Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary.
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All art is contemporary art because it had to be made when it was now.
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I have seen too many screenwriters of promise become formula addicts and slaves to stop watch structure. Spend that time watching movies, reading screenplays, reading plays, and most importantly - write from your gut.
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I think, as a filmmaker, it's important to be honest with yourself at all times in terms of what's working and what's not.
