Edgar Wright Quotes
It's funny: sometimes with 'Spaced,' people would try and read too much into something I'd done, with the references meaning something more than they do.
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People like me were supposed to be into exclusivity, unapproachable. That's what I hate most. I think it's very demode.
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If it helped you get your music off the ground, I'm glad you done it.
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People are not wrong in observing Caste. In my view, what is wrong is their religion, which has inculcated this notion of Caste. If this is correct, then obviously the enemy, you must grapple with is not the people who observe Caste, but the Shastras which teach them this religion of Caste.
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Putting on my legs is like putting on my shoes. I understand that's how some people might think differently, but I hope that in London, their perceptions open up.
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I think she said I should seek help. Something like that, but it was in much cruder terms. And that I had a fascination with things coming out of people's mouths.
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A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a good possibility of never being done before.
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When I'm on the red carpet, most people say, 'Who the hell is that?' It's downright embarrassing.
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Soap operas are like boot camps for film actors, so I really learned a lot. It was a masterclass in working for camera. I made myself watch myself every day. I would sort of try and be objective about it and critique myself a little. There's a lot more skill set than people realize in soap operas. They shoot, like, 35 scenes a day.
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I actually find it a lot easier to interview people I don't agree with because I'm far more curious about how they've arrived at that place.
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I know the true meaning of getting by by the skin of my teeth; I do. It doesn't matter whether you've got money or you haven't, whether you're famous or not. This is the case for all women, actually; you have to carry on. You always have to carry on. And you can, because you have to.
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I'm disregarding all the rules I've seen as people approach writing music. I'm trying to break them.
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By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.
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When we were on 'The X Factor,' we didn't realize how overnight the fame thing was. We didn't really understand it until we went on a shopping trip. It was like Week 7 or 8 of the show. We went with a few other contestants and there were loads of people, packed.
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The same way that some people can play the piano, I can do plots! They just come!
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A journalist can make or break a case, in a way, because they can figure out things the police can't, or they can destroy people's lives.
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I was just, like, all I want to do is be really good at something. Really, really good at something, so people are vaguely impressed by me.
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If people are looking forward to my films, then I am happy, and I must be doing something right.
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I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.
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It's a difficult job to do, but that is why we do it. Only so many people can do it. But it, it enables you to... for a brief period of time to kind of get away. You have to go back and deal with, but it's a good escape.
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It was so much fun to have the freedom to wander America, with no assignments. For 25 or 30 years I never had an assignment. These were all stories I wanted to do myself.
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God is a spirit. A spirit is as much matter as oxygen or hydrogen.
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I will tell you that there have been no failures in my life. I don't want to sound like some metaphysical queen,but there have been no failures. There have been some tremendous lessons.
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It's funny: sometimes with 'Spaced,' people would try and read too much into something I'd done, with the references meaning something more than they do.
