Justin Simien Quotes

I was blessed enough to know that I wanted to be a filmmaker when I was a kid, the first time I realized that that was something people did for a living.

Justin Simien

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I was a privileged observer to be there when Celine Dion opened at Caesars Palace and then the second Gulf War started. It was an odd thing to see the impact both events had on Vegas. The place was riding high after Celine, but overnight, once war was declared, it was deserted.

Robert Lepage

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Books stay with me and have shaped me and made huge impacts on my life.

Stephan Jenkins

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Even with college, the reason I wanted to go so badly is because I wanted to major in film. I want to take screenwriting classes and learn more about behind the scenes stuff, because I love people like Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig who are able to write a lot of their own material and be so involved in everything they do.

Miranda Cosgrove

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It's naive of adults to believe that young people aren't aware of what is going on in the world. The best thing we can do is confront that to help them navigate it. We can help them say, 'These things are happening. What does that mean for your life?'

Jason Reynolds

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Doing stand-up takes the fun out of being funny.

Doug Stanhope

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I love discussing social issues, but I'm not interested in scare tactics. I believe there is a way to bring awareness in tandem with forgiveness and love.

Brie Larson

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My self-publishing adventure led to my work being picked up by a traditional publisher and eventually hitting the bestseller lists. That led to two more bestselling novels.

Ashwin Sanghi

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You have to know that as long as you love who you are - your morals, your values, that type of stuff - you're OK.

Nicki Minaj

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I was a really nervous kid. I was extremely sensitive. Incredibly perceptive.

Ryan Reynolds

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Trump was always a poster boy of the selfish, egomaniacal, ignorant, bragging, cruel rich kid, whose mirror was the sleazy pages of Rupert Murdoch's 'New York Post.' Trump's oxygen was the leaked item, without which he would die the suffocating death of being shown to a bad table.

Richard Cohen

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I'm scared of the day I turn 19. I really don't want to grow past 18.

Kylie Jenner

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Everyone there including President Mugabe knows something needs to change because so many people are hurting.

Kirsty Coventry

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