Carmen Ejogo Quotes
I was a big fan of John Cassavetes, his wife, Gena Rowlands, and that era of filmmaking which was about realism and which represented the antithesis of the dreamy escapism you found in musicals.
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It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.
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Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.
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I got into politics because I was tired of complaining.
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I think I need security.
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I don't really think about the runs too much. I mean, if we get, like, a five-run lead, then I'll start to pitch according to that.
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A human society obeys the dictates of reason and is guided and governed by a respect for justice.
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Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate.
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I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year.
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I love young men, lots of them, your ancient masculine double standard.
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Playing further up the pitch, you have more opportunities to score and provide assists, and it's something I liked right from the start.
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Very old fashioned to say that they will be well behaved but I think it's very important.
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My dresses are designed to win, so going through it, I think about, what do I want to represent? So, definitely, Vera Wang has been an inspiration for me.
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Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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America always pivots between collective responsibility and the idea that the individual can pull himself up by his bootstraps.
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In a novel, it's hard to keep track of everybody.
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When you are writing a book, it feels as if you are simply concentrating on the world of the book and that whatever is happening in your personal life is outside the room, as it were. But maybe that's just the way you have to talk to yourself to make it possible.
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The beautiful thing about theater is every night is an opportunity to incorporate what you discovered the night before.
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Age, like distance lends a double charm.
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I think it's really a sign of great American strength that we do invest the money we do in technology, in these hard projects, in NASA.
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That's not how most of Hollywood does it-which helps to explain why Pixar does so well. How are you changing the game in your field? What is your distinctive take on how your industry operates? Do you work as distinctively as you compete?
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People don't very much like things that are beautiful - they are so far from their nasty little minds.
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Most people think good enough is good enough.
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Being a father has fulfilled me in parts of my life that sustain me. It gives me a comfort and patience. All actors have this hole inside that they're trying to fill by performing. I'm anxious to keep creating, but I'm not so desperate any more because I have the love and support of my kids and wife.
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I was a big fan of John Cassavetes, his wife, Gena Rowlands, and that era of filmmaking which was about realism and which represented the antithesis of the dreamy escapism you found in musicals.
