Ang Lee Quotes

Not taboo - it's just that straight actors still risk their careers commercially and economically. They have to please the crowd - they're movie stars; their image is their industry. It goes beyond acting.

Ang Lee

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StarsActingBeyondRiskImageJust

There is a lot of talk in publishing these days that we need to become more like the Internet: We need to make books for short attention spans with bells and whistles - books, in short, that are as much like 'Angry Birds' as possible. But I think that's a terrible idea.

John Green

AngryBirdsThinkInternetShort

If you hang out with a bunch of sad sacks who think the world sucks and there's no possibility, you'll start to believe that. But if you hang out with people who think everything is possible and actually do the impossible on a regular basis, you will believe that, and you will be able to achieve that.

Jen Sincero

SadPeopleWorldStartImpossible

If you go through your life being completely truthful, everybody will hate you, and something I deeply fear is being hated.

John Lithgow

LifeFearHateYouGoWill

I remember, for my fifth birthday, Chet Baker sat me on the upright piano, and he played just for me for a few minutes. I can still remember the pressure of the air on my chest. It was my first physical contact with sound.

Jean-Michel Jarre

BirthdayMePressureRememberI Can

I think everyone at some point in their career would like the opportunity to go back to their alma mater, but from a timing standpoint, it's just never worked.

Jeff Fisher

OpportunityThinkBackCareerTiming

I don't think there is a hidden purpose to the universe that you have to puzzle out.

Robert Fulghum

PurposePuzzleThinkUniverseYou

From a young age, I wanted to differentiate myself from my older siblings.

Rose Leslie

AgeMyselfYoungOlderYoung Age

I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you.

Martin Yan

PassionMoneyJobThinkMotivation

I think that I have every right to write a book. I think I'm interesting. I have perspective about me.

Judy Garland

PerspectiveMeBookThinkRight

One of the things I associate with God is a sunrise. How many sunrises have you missed over the years, and God created that?

Donald Miller

GodSunriseYouMissedOverYears

It's a misconception that you don't have seasons in southern California. They are just very subtle. The vegetation is very different. Plants react differently. You just have to be a little more observant.

Christoph Waltz

PlantsSeasonsYouReactCalifornia

I firmly believe that a story is only as good as the villain.

Clive Barker

GoodVillainBelieveStoryOnly

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