Because Quotes
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I always hated perfect TV moms because I always thought that was unrealistic.
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My English is good because I have a good ear.
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Doing the acoustic at Carnegie is basically advised because electric music tends to get, let's just say, acoustically unsound.
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Tobacco exports should be expanded aggressively because Americans are smoking less.
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I probably have a hidden issue, because before 'La Misma Luna' in 2007, I hated working with kids. But after that, I learned so much about how to handle a kid that I liked it. And then came 'Instructions Not Included,' and it was like, 'OK, now I think I've got it.' Life just kept bringing me projects with kids.
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I envy Jesus because he's dead.
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Work aside, I think would have ended up in the U.S. because I like being here a lot. I really do.
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Maybe it's because I'm English, but in terms of how people perceive us I only pick up on the negative side of it.
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My films might have been queer - because I was - but they were not gay.
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I have way more freedom in Los Angeles and in the U.S. But it's funny because when I have a meeting with producers or people from the industry, we go to a restaurant to meet someone, and nobody knows me. But all of the sudden, the entire kitchen comes out, and they start taking pictures with me, or at valet parking.
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My parents fled from a Cuban dictatorship in search of freedom. Growing up, I saw my parents struggle... I am here today because of them. My success is their success. Their sacrifice and perseverance made my education possible.
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'Seven Turns' was a tough album because we knew that the critics would use it to determine whether or not we should have remained broken up.
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I'm particularly weird because I don't even like being looked at.
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If you feel anything weird, immediately call 911 and give them your address because you may not make it past the phone call.
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Casting, to me, is always the same. It's a very important part of a director's job. I pick people that I sense I'd like to be in a room with and will enjoy the rehearsal process with because that's the best part.
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Maintaining a relationship is easy when you both are in same profession because you understand the work pattern.
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I give assists; I create chances, because I can't forget my position. I play still on the wing, not No 9. I play for the team, and everyone can see that.
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I'm glad there are a lot of guitar players pursuing technique as diligently as they possibly can, because it leaves this whole other area open to people like me.
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People with accents exist and just because they have an accent doesn't mean they're less intelligent or what-have-you.
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Our forefathers never envisioned that a handful of staff write a bill and you rush it through a committee without reading it and you rush it to the floor without reading it, and you pass it just because you're a Democrat and Democrats told you to do that.
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I always thought I had a problem socially, because I was pulled out of school so early. I had a tough time talking to other kids and being comfortable with them.
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Rock pools, so-named because they have been hammered out of rocks at the ocean's edge, are one of Sydney's defining characteristics, along with the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, though not as well known.
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I just want to tell stories that have an impact on people. Somebody needs to have an impact because people are lost. People are really lost.
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If you're eating or drinking something made from cow's milk, it's because a calf chained in a box somewhere isn't.
