Michael Apted Quotes

Your great country is wonderful at stealing pieces of history and using it for its own purposes, so there didn't seem to be anything particularly unusual about it but the English were incredibly exercised about it.

Michael Apted

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: February 10, 1941

Topics

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We need, first of all, for there to be accountability, for there to be somebody who is responsible for enforcing standards and holding people's feet to the fire.

Jennifer Granholm

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It's very clear that Louisiana is gonna be voting for Republicans for statewide elections going forward because that's just where we are as a state.

John Fleming

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I feel like there are probably more films about white male friendships than almost any other types of movies.

Max Joseph

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Australians love to pump you up when you're nobody. Then, when you start to put your head above water and say, 'Well, actually, I am a bit different, I am an individual and I do have a particular talent', or whatever, they want to go after you. But the good news is that once you reach a certain level, I think they start to leave you alone.

John Polson

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I don't think something necessarily has to be mean or cynical to represent 'edgy.' I think 'edgy' can mean a lot of different things.

Steve Carell

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What is more important is finding the soul of the character, and making sure it fits well into this story. And that it be dramatic and interesting and captivating, because these people weren't entertainers, you know.

Mary Stuart Masterson

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Well, you know, if you get into the profession because you think you can make a lot of money, you can never become successful.

Martin Yan

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The president of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the commander of the armed forces, full stop.

Mohammed Morsi

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If you make a strange, eccentric record - like the Velvet Underground's 'White Light/White Heat' - it takes on its own mood because it's less about a shrewd marketing plan; it's more about an individual emotion.

Lou Barlow

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One trick, known as the journey method or 'memory palace,' is to conjure up a familiar space in the mind's eye, and then populate it with images of whatever it is you want to remember.

Joshua Foer

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For me, I feel like, between 'Tron' and 'Oblivion,' I've gotten to fulfill my 'Star Wars' fantasies, in a way.

Joseph Kosinski

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I've never taken myself too seriously, I'm not into that.

Jonny Lee Miller

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