Curtis Hanson Quotes
I wrote a couple of scripts on spec that didn't get made but got some attention, and I then got offers to write professionally.
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I'm so excited to be working on 'Doctor Who,' as it's such a big and important part of British culture.
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I believe in the impossible because no one else does.
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You can ask me anything you like about my work, but I'll never talk about myself.
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I'm happy that all my films are different from one another.
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I had the good fortune of having a happy, closely knit family.
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The three great problems of this century; the degradation of man in the proletariat, the subjection of women through hunger, the atrophy of the child by darkness.
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On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film.
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All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and unclouded pleasure are contained within the knowledge and love of God.
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A true heiress is never mean to anyone - except a girl who steals your boyfriend.
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Pain is the mind. It's the thoughts of the mind. Then I get rid of the thoughts, and I get in my witness, which is down in my spiritual heart. The witness that witnesses being. Then those particular thoughts that are painful - love them. I love them to death!
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Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
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Since I became Secretary-General, five years ago, I have seen youth participate at the United Nations as never before.
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At the end of the day, the position is just a position, a title is just a title, and those things come and go. It's really your essence and your values that are important.
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Even if the songs are at times painful - 'cause some of the songs are not all roses and balloons; some of them dig into deep things that I've been going through - there's a joy that I think people feel from my music and, hopefully, from my performance because I am so in love with doing what I do.
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I am convinced that only by applying the values of an entrepreneur to philanthropy will you ever be able to meet the needs of the greatest number of people.
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It's kinda all about image.
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Our marine terminals are invaluable commerce infrastructure, not only to our country but also for the many foreign manufacturers who sell primarily in the U.S. market.
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I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us.
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Everybody comes to the planet with certain gifts. It may be writing, it may be acting, it may be singing, it may be being a lawyer, it may be making a beautiful cabinet, it may be being a spectacular dry cleaner. It could be anything. We all have gifts in different areas.
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When a horse offers their face to you, they're interested in what you are, what you're doing. They're paying attention.
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The greatest possession is self-possession.
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There I was as a kid: a closeted homosexual who wants to be an actress. I had no choice! Wanting to act was something I was wired with when I was born. I never thought I would have success or celebrity, although I did want that. But what I wanted more than anything was to work.
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I wrote a couple of scripts on spec that didn't get made but got some attention, and I then got offers to write professionally.
