Agnes Varda Quotes
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
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The cadence of life is slower in North Korea.
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I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
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Number 4 should have been number 1. Thanks, Honey.
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There's a lot about the character. It doesn't always happen, but there are some characters you really create a relationship with, almost as if they were your friend. And you never get into their heads again or think like them.
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I kinda wanted to play receiver more.
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Sometimes your parents are the ones with the biggest mouths of all time.
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My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.
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I have lots of friends and, like me, they're not married. So my kids have lots of godparents - men and women, gay and straight. My loft is always filled with people helping me out with them and loving them.
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When I was a kid, I wanted a Chanel bob and bangs. My mom said no. I went to the salon anyway, and they said, 'No way - we are not going to do that to your hair.' So I did it myself. Big mistake. Instead of my bangs going down straight, they were sticking up like a cat. It was horrible.
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I almost took a job in Italy. It was really a great opportunity, but they didn't think I had enough international experience.
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I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.
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When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!
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My parents were ordinary people; we lived in a small apartment.
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Thoughts are mental energy; they're the currency that you have to attract what you desire. Learn to stop spending that currency on thoughts you don't want.
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Easy is to occupy a place in a telephone book. Difficult is to occupy someone's heart; know that you're really loved.
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I do yoga, I do Bikram and I run, and I eat really healthy.
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You don't have to be worried about labeling me.
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Temporary tax cuts don't create permanent confidence, nor permanent jobs.
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Oil is largely our energy past, and Keystone does little to respond to the actual challenges and opportunities before us.
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It's not often I get to do a film that turns out good. Plus, there just aren't that many great directors out there. There are a thousand different decisions that need to be made with each script and it's the good directors that can make those decisions. It's a long and complicated process in regards to what looks good on paper. Working on a bad film can be fun too. It can be a good exercise that gets you writing.
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Creative output, you know, is just pain. I'm going to be cliche for a minute and say that great art comes from pain.
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You can buy a good pasta but when you cook it yourself it has another feeling.