Whit Stillman Quotes

I learned that you have to say that you're a filmmaker. You're not a screenwriter; you're not a director for hire. You've got to take charge. You're a filmmaker, and you're going to make a film.

Whit Stillman

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I'm not for every woman, you know. Because a lot of women - I mean, obviously, your first thing is, 'What do you want your guy to look like?' And I'm not the tall, dark, handsome guy.

Joel Madden

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The first posh meal out I had was on my 10th birthday.

Maxine Peake

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When I put my nose in a glass, it's like tunnel vision. I move into another world, where everything around me is just gone, and every bit of mental energy is focused on that wine.

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

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I remain deeply concerned about falling wages and the lack of good jobs for Americans. Too many of our citizens are either stuck in place or falling behind, and too often their needs are forgotten.

Jeff Sessions

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I realize I'm an ambitious guy, but I just try to take things as they come, you know, for the most part.

Rob Brown

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As far as movies, I love 'The Notebook.' I always say that I wish I could play Rachel McAdams' character. She's amazing. That's the movie every girl wants to be in.

Miranda Cosgrove

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It's up to Kim Jong Il to make that decision, and we can't make that for him.

Mitchell Reiss

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David Lynch is my friend, and I love his movies and his art and his music. Few things make me happier than working with him.

Moby

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A neurotic can perfectly well be a literary genius, but his greatest danger is always that he will not recognize when he is dull.

Louis Auchincloss

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I never fit in. Everyone knew my dad was Indian. I was half-Indian.

Joy Harjo

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I clear my wardrobe of anything I'm not wearing and give the clothes to charity.

Domenico Dolce

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Failure is the most terrible thing in our business. When we fail, the whole world knows about it.

Desi Arnaz

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