Edgar Wright Quotes
For 120 minutes, 'Birdman' floats from comedy to surrealism to high drama to quiet brilliance. I felt so inspired by watching this movie. It reaches for the sky and never comes back down to earth.
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The more I compose, the more I know that I don't know it all. I think it's a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you've already done. I try to make sure that I don't repeat my music.
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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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Conservatives are charitable, forgiving, and are always - always - more willing to laugh at themselves.
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You know, something happened to me when I became 70. I started to feel a tremendous love for the human race, and life and this planet, the universe, the whole shebang.
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In the experience of art, time seems not to exist.
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I know that I was put on this planet to be an athlete.
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I want to be able to make people laugh and cry and feel happy or sad and feel all these different emotions through singing and acting. Hopefully throughout my career, I'll get to pursue them.
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I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.
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I come from a theater background, and if you're doing a play, your audience is right there, and you're able to have that one-on-one experience. Doing more TV now, when fans come up to me on the street and talk to me on social media, that's a way to bridge that gap.
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I never believe them when they say that because you really have to sort of be aware of what's going on in the news in order to get the jokes on the show.
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In 2009, I served as AARP's Ambassador of Caregiving. With a producer and cameraman, I traveled the country for months, interviewing hundreds of caregivers.
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We all understand it's a privilege just to be playing in this league.
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In the jungle, faith also became something very real; it helped me to understand what was happening to me and changed my questions.
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I'm brilliant at cooking my stepmother's scrambled egg recipe. The secret is to put eggs, butter, milk, and seasoning together in the saucepan, and to keep stirring with a wooden spoon under a low heat until the preferred consistency is reached.
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I was born a proud daughter of Pakistan, though like all Swatis I thought of myself first as a Swati and Pashtun, before Pakistani.
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I simply wanted to get through college as quickly as humanly possible. I had no interest in extracurricular activities or anything that required me to be social. I was allergic to people.
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So if I was dating somebody now and the relationship didn't work out, I'd take that as failing.
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Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal.
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In my classroom, I would start my lessons with a quick review of an old topic. Then, I would introduce a new topic. Finally, I would give my students a problem to solve on their own, one that would reinforce what I'd just taught.
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I could throw pretty hard. I might strike out 16 guys, but I might walk 10. I mean, I was wild.
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The truth is, I've denied it for years, but I love deconstructing comedy.
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I had to find my own language in jewelry. That was important to me; it really had to be what I would love to have myself.
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My grandson, Max, who is an all state lacrosse player, once gave me some lacrosse advice: A limp pass is like a limp dick; it doesn't get the job done. I think the same can be said about limp writing.
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For 120 minutes, 'Birdman' floats from comedy to surrealism to high drama to quiet brilliance. I felt so inspired by watching this movie. It reaches for the sky and never comes back down to earth.
