Todd Haynes Quotes

The first time I saw Douglas Sirk was in college. I didn't encounter him on the late, late, late show like a lot of people; people a little older than me, maybe. But I saw him already as someone to take special note of in an academic context in college. I was immediately in a state of visual splendor.

Todd Haynes

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A woman in Mexico wanted me to heal her. But I can't heal anybody. I just put my hand on her and said, 'Thank you for seeing the film.'

Jim Caviezel

WomanMeThank YouYouSeeingSaid

I cannot help but think a curious event is this life of mine.

John James Audubon

LifeCuriousThinkHelpEventMine

I think Dan Brown is a terribly bad writer, but he has cliff-hangers after every chapter which makes you continue reading.

Stellan Skarsgard

ReadingThinkYouBadChapterBrown

I can only do my thing and do the best that I can.

Roman Reigns

BestI CanOnlyThing

Lyrics need to be good, but they don't need to be obvious right away.

Matt Berninger

GoodNeedRightAwayObviousLyrics

When I'm anchoring, I miss chasing stories in the field.

Lisa Guerrero

MissChasingStoriesFieldAnchoring

I love characters who are kind of haunted by their pasts, who struggle on despite their flaws, knowing that, at the end of the day, they're not going to shuffle off to those pearly gates.

Jason Aaron

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I want to see somebody go to jail over the financial crisis and not just black, brown and poor whites over humbles and minor drug beefs.

Don Cheadle

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I want to win and always have done since I was small. I don't know if it's in my blood or just my personality.

Diego Costa

PersonalityWinSmallKnowDone

Cinema is an art form that is designed to go across borders. And as a filmmaker, the only way I can direct a movie is when I feel close to my culture.

Denis Villeneuve

ArtCultureFeelCinemaI CanGo

My part of the world - it's like time forgot it almost.

Brady Jandreau

TimeWorldAlmostLikePartForgot

The decision to join Stripe and run 'Increment' was a pretty easy one for me: It was an opportunity to be impactful, to collect and share best practices from the most effective engineering teams in the world. 'Increment' is a step toward flattening the distance between the Silicon Valley elite and developers everywhere.

Susan Fowler

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