Curtis Hanson Quotes
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There are hundreds of people running around with great voices. If they would study and develop them they could become great singers.
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As you probably know, I've written a lot about the presidency, so it's obviously exciting when you get to interview a president and write about it.
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.
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I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.
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A big thing that gets people in trouble in the kitchen is not reading the recipe from start to finish before you cook it. Before you start anything, read through the entire recipe once.
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
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Yes, I suffer terribly from depression. I have to work at being happy, it's not my natural instinct. My natural instinct is, if something wonderful happens, to throw water in my own face.
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The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.
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As soldiers in Israel's army, one of the most grueling training regimens we had to endure was a long march while carrying a comrade on a stretcher.
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I've never been one for crushing on famous people.
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Everything is creative. It's all relative to me. No matter what, you've gotta use your imagination, use your senses.
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I lost about 60 pounds. I don't really have a moment specifically that made me do it. I remember little things, like, when I was in Japan, I remember looking around at the portion sizes of a fast food restaurant and being like, 'Well, this has something to do with it.' Americans definitely eat too much.
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I don't want to collect Indian art, though pots and beadwork and blankets made by Indians remain the most beautiful art objects in the American West, in my opinion.
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Despite great advances in women's rights, statistics show that when it comes to the balance of power between the sexes, equality is far from being a global reality.
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I've been saying for years that readers want inexpensive ebooks.
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She looked at me penetratingly. So I suppose you can figure out what happened next.
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I was chosen for 'Wolverine' because there weren't any other Japanese actresses available who could speak English. With 'Batman v Superman' and 'Hannibal,' I got the roles as a result of previous work I'd done, not just because of my nationality.
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There are people for whom Rangers Football Club is their entire way of life.
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We are too quick to put labels on things. It is my profession. I get up and paint. Everyone wants to put a label on it, but I am a free spirit, so I fight against that.
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China just banned ICO fundraising. They did Silicon Valley and the U.S. a favor - now we get first dibs.
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In my early shows, I wanted to put myself through a new childhood, disintegrating my whole identity to let the real one emerge. I became a human jukebox, learning all these songs I'd always known, discovering the basics of what I do. The cathartic part was in the essential act of singing.
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I choose parts because I don't want to be embarrassed when the movie comes out. What if my friends were to see the movie? What if my niece or nephew wandered into the theater and saw the movie? I don't want to be too ashamed of it.
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I'm still a great movie fan, and I guess that's the answer to your question.
