Claire Denis Quotes
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I think any form of self-expression is half confidence, half sheer hard work and, maybe, a bit of talent thrown in.
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It's easy to show off if you are making plays all the time. But it's not me.
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On the field, you have to be aggressive; you're thinking how to get the better of a situation. It's not that I don't laugh on the field. In fact, I think it's very important to laugh, especially when you are angry and aggressive, to just take the tension away, make the moment go away.
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I'm John Lee Hooker in the sense that he was a blues man and he played blues his whole life. I'm a rock guy and I'm going to play rock music my whole life.
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Good work is good work wherever it's done, in a play, a motion picture or television, and that includes commercials.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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It's helpful to have a handbag that's a bit crazy, or shoes that have kiwis on them or something, because it distracts.
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When a woman falls in love with me, I feel guilty. I am convinced that it's pure obstinacy that keeps me from reciprocating her passion. As I explain to her that I'm gay, it sounds, even to me, like a silly excuse; I scarcely believe it myself.
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We're not trying to be the only route into teaching. We do put enormous energy into understanding what differentiates the most successful teachers.
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When you write a story, it just flows and you don't control it. It's subconscious.
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Trust me, the only real way to understand 'Chic' is in highfalutin terms. Our chord progressions were based on European modal melodies. I made those early 'Chic' records to impress my jazz friends.
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I read the greens in Spanish, but putt in English.
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Your faithfulness makes you trustworthy to God.
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I am actually a very gentle person.
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It's always been fun for me to play somebody else. I did drama class when I was younger. It kind of just happened. I never said, 'I want to act.' I just auditioned for the role, I got it. I was blessed with this opportunity to be in 'Earth to Echo.' It's fun for me; it's cool to do.
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Anyone who says they don't like to receive a gift is lying.
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It's taken me longer still to realize what a short span there is between those life experiences and the rest of your life. That's a job for the people who lived through it.
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Many people have the idea that game shows are easy to come up with. And nothing could be further from the truth.
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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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No one can be an unbeliever nowadays. The Christian apologists have left one nothing to disbelieve.
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A lot of people see scammers as, like, just one guy in a basement with his computer, but actually, I think it's probably almost kind of a call centre.
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I'm a very sinister person.
