Kevin Macdonald Quotes

My grandfather died before I started making films, but I definitely learnt this from him: believe in your own judgment and stick to your guns - 99% of the time, you'll be glad you did.

Kevin Macdonald

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TimeBelieveYouGrandfatherHim

I was a bookish kid, not really athletic.

Michael De Luca

KidAthleticReally

We're going to be able to ask our computers to monitor things for us, and when certain conditions happen, are triggered, the computers will take certain actions and inform us after the fact.

Steve Jobs

ComputersWillAskHappenUsGoing

People are so scared to really voice who they are. They want to be politically correct. Just scared to see what other people's perceptions are.

Tracy McGrady

PeopleVoiceWantSeeScaredJust

Either you let your life slip away by not doing the things you want to do, or you get up and do them.

Roger von Oech

LifeDoingYouWantUpThings

The old saying, 'An army marches on its stomach' has never been more true than in film and television. If it's good, cheerful, and exciting and full of great yummy things, then everyone does really well. If it's the opposite, it's very disappointing.

Rupert Friend

GoodGreatSayingArmyTelevision

I would like to see a future where artists think that they have a right to contemplate things like global warming.

Brian Eno

FutureThinkGlobal WarmingSee

Quiet diplomacy is far more effective than public posturing.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

QuietMoreDiplomacyFarEffective

I've only auditioned for one non-culturally specific role. I went through drama school and studied classic texts and played lead roles in 'Measure for Measure' and 'The Importance of Being Earnest' alongside a very culturally diverse group of acting students. But as soon as we graduate and enter the industry, all of those roles fall away.

Shari Sebbens

SchoolMeasureFallActingDrama

America needs to be secure at home and abroad.

Rick Larsen

HomeAmericaSecureAbroadNeeds

And we had the perhaps unfair advantage of not having to worry about what an audience was gonna think. We were in a vacuum. We were making little short films, really.

Rick Moranis

ThinkShortWorryUnfairAudience

We need to know how we are feeling. Mindfully acknowledging our feelings serves as an 'emotional thermostat' that recalibrates our decision making. It's not that we can't be anxious, it's that we need to acknowledge to ourselves that we are.

Noreena Hertz

DecisionFeelingFeelingsKnowNeed

I keep an elaborate calendar for my characters detailing on which dates everything happens. I'm constantly revising this as I go along. It gives me the freedom to intricately plot my story, knowing it will at least hold up on a timeline.

Maria Semple

FreedomMeStoryCalendarGoWill

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