Stanley Donen Quotes

People always say to me, 'You have such a clearly defined sense of style,' and when I hear it, I get crazed, because what I hear - and I know they mean it as a compliment - is that I have such a narrow vision that I can't get out of it.

Stanley Donen

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Listening is more important than talking. Just hit your mark and believe what you say. Just listen to people and react to what they are saying.

Jimmy Fallon

PeopleListeningSayingBelieveYou

I feel very guilty doing magic because you're deceiving somebody.

Jesse Eisenberg

FeelDoingMagicYouGuiltyBecause

Seeing other people perform inspires me. I couldn't be a good performer if just relied on my own talents. Seeing what other brave choices other actors are making gives me the strength to be bold in auditions and to approach roles in different kind of ways.

Andrew Keenan-Bolger

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In the U.S., it is a crime to lie to a federal agent, and it's often this that sends people to jail over financial matters.

John Lanchester

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You don't want to watch people who are really awful. That's the goal whenever you're playing someone who's a little twisted. One of the important aspects of this is we just don't know who he is. Or who she is. And we find out along the way.

Stanley Tucci

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It does not matter how much we donate; it matters whether the donation is meaningful. How to define meaningful? Let society and history judge.

Ronnie Chan

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I find that when I come upon something that I think is a historical revelation, I have the sort of adrenaline rush that I imagine a gambler gets in Las Vegas when he hits the jackpot. It's still tremendously exciting to me, and I think all of my peers in the business feel the same way.

Ron Chernow

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That's what people respect, the fact that I wasn't a chump that laid on his back and gave up.

Mike Tyson

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The fact is there are a lot of things happening at the federal level that are absolutely beyond the jurisdiction of the Constitution. This is power that should be shifted back to the states, whether it's the EPA - there is no role at the federal level for the Department of Education.

Mike Huckabee

EducationPowerConstitutionBack

It's a sign of your own worth sometimes if you are hated by the right people.

Miles Franklin

PeopleWorthYouSometimesRight

If I could get any animal it would be a dolphin. I want one so bad. Me and my mom went swimming with dolphins and I was like, 'How do we get one of those?' and she was like, 'You can't get a dolphin. What are you gonna do, like, put it in your pool?'

Miley Cyrus

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I get bored very quickly.

Lizz Wright

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